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The article clearly says the AI is for the Reaper's autonomous flight and sensor arrays, not employment of its weapons systems.
by torstenvl 5y ago
The article clearly says the AI is for the Reaper's autonomous flight and sensor arrays, not employment of its weapons systems.
- nix23 5y ago>When it comes to autonomous weapons, the Pentagon’s stated policy is always that a human operator will always make the firing decision, this policy has some flexibility: it simply demands “appropriate levels of human judgment,” whatever that means. >Nobody is suggesting that the AI-equipped Reapers will be carrying out autonomous strike missions if communication is impossible; but this might become a tempting possibility as the technology evolves. And, as Forbes has previously noted, the U.S. has changed it stance on Reaper exports, leading to a slew of recent deals including with the UAE and even Morocco.