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About Us: "At The ODIN, we believe the future is going to be dominated by genetic engineering and consumer genetic design will be a big part of that." At Cyber

About Us: "At The ODIN, we believe the future is going to be dominated by genetic engineering and consumer genetic design will be a big part of that." At Cyberdyne Systems, we believe the future is going to be more autonomous, more intelligent and consumer built jet-powered laser-equipped battle bots will be a big part of that.

atemerev 4y ago
Yes. There will be autonomous weapon platforms everywhere regardless of our desires, both from nation-states and non-state actors. To defend from them, you might want to understand how they work, and how they are built.
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  We have to fight Skynet from the inside!
  - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
    Turns out the real Skynet was the friends we made along the way.
    - Idiot_in_Vain 4y ago
      Winners write the history - so yeah SkyNet is the good guy.
- Sporktacular 4y ago
  Oh, so that's what Odin is doing. Ensuring a safe, ethical future for our children. Autonomous weapons will literally be the result of our desires. Their absence could be as well, depending on what we do next. Making them go the way of bioweapons, blinding lasers or the neutron bomb will also require effective coordinated regulation, political will and cultural pressure, including publicly shaming those that seek to profit from the unethical use of new technologies.
  - atemerev 4y ago
    It doesn't work like this. If there is a war, there is always a possibility for it to escalate to an existential war. If there is an existential war, every possible weapon will be developed to the greatest extent possible to ensure the survival of your side. "The regulation" doesn't work when your country is attacked by an aggressor, and there are aggressors out there. So, unless there is a global world peace forever, which I currently don't see happening any time soon, next generation weapons will be developed. If we are lucky, they will remain deterrents. If we are less lucky, they will be used in the actual world war, which has a very high probability of actually happening. There were no instances of weapons regulated away, except for biological/chemical weapons which are less useful to developed countries. Nuclear weapons are still there. Landmines are still there. Cluster bombs are still used right now. No end in sight.
    - Sporktacular 4y ago
      I take your point but it's removed from saying the "There will be autonomous weapon platforms everywhere regardless of our desires". As you say, "If there is an existential war", all bets may be off. Then maybe then we didn't desire peace enough. But that doesn't take the responsibility of us to call out and shame unethical and careless misuse of technology as it arises. Fatalism isn't good enough.

atemerev 4y ago

Yes. There will be autonomous weapon platforms everywhere regardless of our desires, both from nation-states and non-state actors. To defend from them, you might want to understand how they work, and how they are built.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
We have to fight Skynet from the inside!
- SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
  Turns out the real Skynet was the friends we made along the way.
  - Idiot_in_Vain 4y ago
    Winners write the history - so yeah SkyNet is the good guy.
Sporktacular 4y ago
Oh, so that's what Odin is doing. Ensuring a safe, ethical future for our children. Autonomous weapons will literally be the result of our desires. Their absence could be as well, depending on what we do next. Making them go the way of bioweapons, blinding lasers or the neutron bomb will also require effective coordinated regulation, political will and cultural pressure, including publicly shaming those that seek to profit from the unethical use of new technologies.
- atemerev 4y ago
  It doesn't work like this. If there is a war, there is always a possibility for it to escalate to an existential war. If there is an existential war, every possible weapon will be developed to the greatest extent possible to ensure the survival of your side. "The regulation" doesn't work when your country is attacked by an aggressor, and there are aggressors out there. So, unless there is a global world peace forever, which I currently don't see happening any time soon, next generation weapons will be developed. If we are lucky, they will remain deterrents. If we are less lucky, they will be used in the actual world war, which has a very high probability of actually happening. There were no instances of weapons regulated away, except for biological/chemical weapons which are less useful to developed countries. Nuclear weapons are still there. Landmines are still there. Cluster bombs are still used right now. No end in sight.
  - Sporktacular 4y ago
    I take your point but it's removed from saying the "There will be autonomous weapon platforms everywhere regardless of our desires". As you say, "If there is an existential war", all bets may be off. Then maybe then we didn't desire peace enough. But that doesn't take the responsibility of us to call out and shame unethical and careless misuse of technology as it arises. Fatalism isn't good enough.