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I absolutely agree with the comment from "Winter" at the bottom of the post: > The examples are more about Machines killing people than Robots killing people..
by falcor84 3y ago
I absolutely agree with the comment from "Winter" at the bottom of the post:
> The examples are more about Machines killing people than Robots killing people...
The watershed will be when robots are build to kill people and then actually do kill people the intended way, but not necessarily the intended targets.
- ajuc 3y agoMines are robots that kill not necessarily the intended people the intended way.
- pixl97 3y agoA mine is a machine, not a robot. At least the more simple mechanical mines. The distinction for robots in general is some kind of automated intelligence where it is actively selective of its targets. Some modern missiles and drones would be far better examples.
- ajuc 3y agoModern mines have several kinds of sensors (pressure, accelerometer, magnetic, timer) and only activate when there's a pre-programmed combination of events (to prevent easy de-mining). They can often also be detonated or disabled remotely.
- krisoft 3y agoWatershed event and "when"? There are multiple documented instances of the exact thing happening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._...
- muststopmyths 3y agoI think the difference is that these incidents are operator decisions. I presume the GP is talking about the case when the robot just goes "Nah, I'm going to ignore your target and kill these other people over here".