> There isn't anything they can do that a human controlled weapon cannot do Yes, there is: They don't require human operators, which are a limited ressource. Y

> There isn't anything they can do that a human controlled weapon cannot do Yes, there is: They don't require human operators, which are a limited ressource. You can only operate so many drones at the same time until you run out of weapon operators / "pilots". You can't scale human operated weapons in the same way you can autonomous ones, can you? There is nothing stopping you from using hundreds of thousands of cheap, autonomous kamikaze drones at the same time, 24 / 7, if you have the money for it. > That would be easy to evade by just staying out of the open. How long can you stay in one building? How long could a drone (or two, with one recharging while the other is flying) circle above it? Bombing a whole city with chemical weapons, killing countless civilians would cause a major international incident, even with countries not involved in the war / conflict. Killing single individuals with "killer drones" based on AI facial recognition will probably not :/