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An excellent point, but you're not going far enough. Machine intelligence keeps getting better, so it won't be long before we have entirely autonomous drones t
by Filligree 13y ago
An excellent point, but you're not going far enough.
Machine intelligence keeps getting better, so it won't be long before we have entirely autonomous drones that just need general instructions to do their job. At that point..
The democratization of weaponry is what caused the end of feudal society, concentrating it might will cause its rebirth.
For a fictional take on this, see Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez.
- einhverfr 13y agoFeudal society? I think at that point you won't be looking at something that resembles fiefdoms so much as global hegemonies.... I am not sure it will get that far though. More likely it will expand until the economic stress from an oversized national security budget and rising energy prices will force it to collapse with global consequences. For the record, no, I do not think those consequences will be pleasant for anyone :-P