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Landmines already make lethal decisions on their own. They just use far simpler heuristics. There's not going to be some big red switch that is flipped and sud
by johngalt 13y ago
Landmines already make lethal decisions on their own. They just use far simpler heuristics.
There's not going to be some big red switch that is flipped and suddenly the machines decide what to shoot at. Instead there will just be a gradual extension of fire control mechanisms.
- Silhouette 13y agoLandmines already make lethal decisions on their own. They just use far simpler heuristics. And they have an appalling track record for making the wrong decision, because those simple heuristics also tend to produce answers like "Kill this five-year-old child because they're playing in a field where a war took place twenty years ago". If you're trying to make an argument for why automated killing machines are a bad idea, landmines are just about the perfect example.