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> This reveals a whole new channel of modern warfare. Imagine a nation state getting control of an adversaries' smart devices? I expect there are oodles of sci
by Terr_ 1y ago
> This reveals a whole new channel of modern warfare. Imagine a nation state getting control of an adversaries' smart devices?
I expect there are oodles of sci-fi references to this already, but in particular I remember an audio-log from the game Horizon: Forbidden West, where a hacker is critiquing some shady corporate research he found, implying a project to weaponize domestic robots:
> There's the Moldova brain-hack of course, but also up and coming little devils like the know-it-all MEMEr, or my personal favorite, Sovereign 7482.
> Now that's an apex predator. Assuming control of them Ti-D-O bots and arming 'em with household appliances? Imagine tidying up after that! Gotta admit, it'd be fun to see 'em hunt in the wild.