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> AI isn't anywhere near being able to discriminate against an aircraft that is not exhibiting "aggressive" behavior. How will it work when it needs to visually

> AI isn't anywhere near being able to discriminate against an aircraft that is not exhibiting "aggressive" behavior. How will it work when it needs to visually ID an opponent, or when the opponent is flying aircraft that might be allied? What will you do when the enemy sends up unmanned autonomous aircraft that ignore these niceties and shoot down all your manned fighters? I'm not dismissing the legitimate problems you raise, but we need to prepare for war, which almost by definition is the absence of rules, such as distinguishing military from civilian targets. EDIT: Also of interest, if an autonomous fighter shoots down a civilian aircraft, is it a war crime? Mistakes happen in war that aren't crimes. And if it is, who goes to jail?

greedo 12y ago
If the enemey's autonomous aircraft can't discriminate between friend and foe effectively, then when you launch a swarm of them, they'll all fratricide each other. It's a fundamental requirement that they be able to differentiate between friend and foe.
- hackuser 12y ago
  > If the enemey's autonomous aircraft can't discriminate between friend and foe effectively, then when you launch a swarm of them, they'll all fratricide each other. It's a fundamental requirement that they be able to differentiate between friend and foe. I would guess that identifying your own teammates is much easier than distinguishing strangers who are combatant from non-combatant, and among combatants distinguishing allies from enemies. Also, suicidal autonomous aircraft are common, in the form of missiles. If these more intelligent missiles kill the enemy, it doesn't matter if they kill each other too (beyond the financial loss). Maybe you give each a 'kill area', in which they are instructed to kill everything, and spread them out enough that they don't overlap too much.

greedo 12y ago

If the enemey's autonomous aircraft can't discriminate between friend and foe effectively, then when you launch a swarm of them, they'll all fratricide each other. It's a fundamental requirement that they be able to differentiate between friend and foe.

hackuser 12y ago
> If the enemey's autonomous aircraft can't discriminate between friend and foe effectively, then when you launch a swarm of them, they'll all fratricide each other. It's a fundamental requirement that they be able to differentiate between friend and foe. I would guess that identifying your own teammates is much easier than distinguishing strangers who are combatant from non-combatant, and among combatants distinguishing allies from enemies. Also, suicidal autonomous aircraft are common, in the form of missiles. If these more intelligent missiles kill the enemy, it doesn't matter if they kill each other too (beyond the financial loss). Maybe you give each a 'kill area', in which they are instructed to kill everything, and spread them out enough that they don't overlap too much.