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Slaughterbots come to anyone's mind? For those that haven't seen it, it's on youtube. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterbots https://en.wikipe

Slaughterbots come to anyone's mind? For those that haven't seen it, it's on youtube. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterbots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterbots Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO6M2HsoIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO6M2HsoIA

baybal2 6y ago
Protein based slaughterbots cost USD $4k a month to hire, and $2k to arm, house, and feed. And they've been on battlefields for much longer.
- ceejayoz 6y ago
  They have an intermittent tendency to have human emotions like "I should not commit a war crime", though.
  - baybal2 6y ago
    Intermittent at most
  - nkrisc 6y ago
    You can find many without that particular constraint, if history is any evidence.
    - ceejayoz 6y ago
      My use of the word "intermittent" was intentional, yes. My point: you're not going to find many drones like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov in the foreseeable future.
- scrollaway 6y ago
  You're talking about the ones that can't fly and can't be manufactured by the millions by anyone with the right amount of money?
  - heavyset_go 6y ago
    They're in luck, because as long as there are people who aren't born into means there will be a steady supply of people who choose to join the military over other pursuits.
  - imtringued 6y ago
    You can't manufacture military drones by the millions. It's also failing to actually realize military objectives. The problem isn't delivering bullets or explosives to the target, it's finding the target in the first place. Drone surveillance is a much bigger threat than killer drones. You are more likely to be thrown into prison because of drone technology than being killed.
cryptica 6y ago
This could be a positive. It will create a disincentive for people to pursue political power or to get any kind of public attention. Anyone who draws attention to themselves could become a target. Control over the bot armies is likely to change hands frequently until they become fully autonomous and wipe us all out.
- jtsiskin 6y ago
  ...what part of that is a positive?
  - cryptica 6y ago
    The first part.
    - jtsiskin 6y ago
      I really really see that as a huge negative. Think woman’s suffrage, civil rights and MLK, etc.
a_f 6y ago
Phillip K Dick's Second Variety came to my mind (or the film Screamers 1995)

baybal2 6y ago

Protein based slaughterbots cost USD $4k a month to hire, and $2k to arm, house, and feed. And they've been on battlefields for much longer.

ceejayoz 6y ago
They have an intermittent tendency to have human emotions like "I should not commit a war crime", though.
- baybal2 6y ago
  Intermittent at most
- nkrisc 6y ago
  You can find many without that particular constraint, if history is any evidence.
  - ceejayoz 6y ago
    My use of the word "intermittent" was intentional, yes. My point: you're not going to find many drones like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov in the foreseeable future.
scrollaway 6y ago
You're talking about the ones that can't fly and can't be manufactured by the millions by anyone with the right amount of money?
- heavyset_go 6y ago
  They're in luck, because as long as there are people who aren't born into means there will be a steady supply of people who choose to join the military over other pursuits.
- imtringued 6y ago
  You can't manufacture military drones by the millions. It's also failing to actually realize military objectives. The problem isn't delivering bullets or explosives to the target, it's finding the target in the first place. Drone surveillance is a much bigger threat than killer drones. You are more likely to be thrown into prison because of drone technology than being killed.

cryptica 6y ago

This could be a positive. It will create a disincentive for people to pursue political power or to get any kind of public attention. Anyone who draws attention to themselves could become a target. Control over the bot armies is likely to change hands frequently until they become fully autonomous and wipe us all out.

jtsiskin 6y ago
...what part of that is a positive?
- cryptica 6y ago
  The first part.
  - jtsiskin 6y ago
    I really really see that as a huge negative. Think woman’s suffrage, civil rights and MLK, etc.

a_f 6y ago

Phillip K Dick's Second Variety came to my mind (or the film Screamers 1995)