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I feel one of the domestic risks here is the combination of robots & less than lethal weapons. For a gov to take the step of gunning down crowds is significant

I feel one of the domestic risks here is the combination of robots & less than lethal weapons. For a gov to take the step of gunning down crowds is significant with backlash. And while I dont doubt countries could head this way I think for the west its much easier for governments to deploy robots that use any of the less than lethal tech and keep enough of the population on side while they deal with those <insert politics you dont like> trouble makers. And this could be the start of a very slippery slope. I really think this is going to be one of humankinds great challenges: 1) tech where few can increasingly control many + 2) Advanced nations ability to conduct war with limited human cost on their side.

natmaka 6y ago
> 1) tech where few can increasingly control many > 2) Advanced nations ability to conduct war with limited human cost on their side. Indeed. Moreover anti-war protests often are conducted on a "don't get our children killed in your war" stance, therefore 2) will considerably reduce them. See squarefoot's comment above. 1) will be useful against protests at home, and also (to some extent) to control the population of an occupied country.