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> Autonomy — enabled by artificial intelligence, edge computing and other technologies — allows you to operate at scales and speeds that you simply cannot do un

> Autonomy — enabled by artificial intelligence, edge computing and other technologies — allows you to operate at scales and speeds that you simply cannot do under the traditional model of big, expensive, heavily manned systems that, no matter how much money you throw at them, will only be able to do a limited number of things. I can't wait to see the headlines in 2050 about a badly-trained neural network leading to US warbots gunning down anyone carrying a banana.

tuatoru 5y ago
American police forces seem to acquire a lot of surplus military equipment. Coming to a town near you!
- josephcsible 5y ago
  I'd rather my town's police department have a bunch of gear they don't need than for there to be a SWAT situation that they have to wait an hour for another department to come handle.
  - Sebguer 5y ago
    Even when the evidence shows they'll start inventing new reasons to use it?
  - donw 5y ago
    There's this thing called "weapon pull". The more different weapons you give somebody, the more likely they are to use all of them. Beat cops need service pistols, batons, and a patrol rifle (AR-15) in the cruiser. That's it. OC spray isn't that useful. It's a weak area-denial weapon, which means that it usually hits the user as well as the target. Tasers are downright stupid. You get one shot and that's it. Having those extra options on the duty belt is (a) a pain in the ass, and (b) results in more deadly use-of-force. Same goes for non-police, by the way.
  - ecf 5y ago
    How often do you imagine SWAT scenarios occurring? Get out of your bubble of fear.
    - josephcsible 5y ago
      Not very often. But should we all drop our homeowners' insurance and get rid of our smoke detectors and fire extinguishers too, since house fires don't happen very often either?
romwell 5y ago
* Brown people carrying a banana, or literally existing We all know where the biases are going to be
- kongin 5y ago
  Sad Serbian noises. The meme that the US kills only browns and blacks is to keep the white middle class complacent about what's coming for them.
  - romwell 5y ago
    The beauty of oppression is that everyone is oppressed by the ruling class. They only need to oppress some groups more to give the rest an illusion of superiority that makes them support the regime. Our comments are not in disagreement.
- LouisSayers 5y ago
  If you're black you should be OK though, because it won't classify you as being human.
  - LouisSayers 5y ago
    For my downvoters - AI has been criticised for not detecting / misclassifying black people in the past. It's also a jab at America's racist history.
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tuatoru 5y ago

American police forces seem to acquire a lot of surplus military equipment. Coming to a town near you!

josephcsible 5y ago
I'd rather my town's police department have a bunch of gear they don't need than for there to be a SWAT situation that they have to wait an hour for another department to come handle.
- Sebguer 5y ago
  Even when the evidence shows they'll start inventing new reasons to use it?
- donw 5y ago
  There's this thing called "weapon pull". The more different weapons you give somebody, the more likely they are to use all of them. Beat cops need service pistols, batons, and a patrol rifle (AR-15) in the cruiser. That's it. OC spray isn't that useful. It's a weak area-denial weapon, which means that it usually hits the user as well as the target. Tasers are downright stupid. You get one shot and that's it. Having those extra options on the duty belt is (a) a pain in the ass, and (b) results in more deadly use-of-force. Same goes for non-police, by the way.
- ecf 5y ago
  How often do you imagine SWAT scenarios occurring? Get out of your bubble of fear.
  - josephcsible 5y ago
    Not very often. But should we all drop our homeowners' insurance and get rid of our smoke detectors and fire extinguishers too, since house fires don't happen very often either?

romwell 5y ago

* Brown people carrying a banana, or literally existing We all know where the biases are going to be

kongin 5y ago
Sad Serbian noises. The meme that the US kills only browns and blacks is to keep the white middle class complacent about what's coming for them.
- romwell 5y ago
  The beauty of oppression is that everyone is oppressed by the ruling class. They only need to oppress some groups more to give the rest an illusion of superiority that makes them support the regime. Our comments are not in disagreement.
LouisSayers 5y ago
If you're black you should be OK though, because it won't classify you as being human.
- LouisSayers 5y ago
  For my downvoters - AI has been criticised for not detecting / misclassifying black people in the past. It's also a jab at America's racist history.
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