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> Robot warfare is a logical endpoint of such development Robot vs. Robot is unlikely to settle wars - we may as well play chess rather than wage war and human
by sangnoir 5y ago
> Robot warfare is a logical endpoint of such development
Robot vs. Robot is unlikely to settle wars - we may as well play chess rather than wage war and humans have too much bloodlust to solve differences that way. What is likely to happen is having country A's robots in country B's homeland killing humans, while battling country B's robots in A's homeland. What constitutes a "war front" will be really confusing when the next war between great powers comes.
- inglor_cz 5y agoThe goal of a war usually isn't to rack the highest bodycount, but to break the opponent's will. IDK how this works with fully robotic armies, but some devastation of the homelands is probably expected. The concept of a war front has been already muddled since the advent of airplanes.
- sangnoir 5y ago> The concept of a war front has been already muddled since the advent of airplanes. True, but airplanes have to fly back. I'd say cruise missiles, then UAVs/drones and loitering munitions have continued to blur the lines. Having loitering bots of war on the ground will be a further escalation.