[Closed] Have we done Slaughterbots yet?

Wow.

so what we discussing? a sci-fi story?

Sorry I thought it was clear. [url= http://autonomousweapons.org/ ]http://autonomousweapons.org/[/url]

Just a reminder, Skynet actually went live in 1982...

😆

Count zero - picked this up from a William's Gibson tweet - you know he always spots good probable futures:)

wwaswas - Member
Sorry I thought it was clear. http://autonomousweapons.org/

I still don't really understand the question though, how can you ban them from being developed? Ban AI completely, ban improving battery technology?

Strikes me that as soon as these things become useful for other applications then anyone will be able to create a drone and sufficiently weaponize it.

Seems like an exercise in futility?

Seems like an exercise in futility?

Not at all, it gives folk something to fear in the changing world 🙂

I'm playing devils advocate btw, I'm all for a ban on all weapons and their manufacture. 😉

Are these the ones you can get from Tesco?

wwaswas - Member
Count zero - picked this up from a William's Gibson tweet - you know he always spots good probable futures:)

7 minutes! No chance.

Assume it's the end of the world again yeah?

there’s an international ban on the testing and proliferation of nuclear weapons

It's not really a ban, just a treaty some have sign up to, so voluntary rather than an actual ban..

going to be an Amazon black friday special

He’s given up writing SF, he can’t keep ahead of the speed the tech is developing,

Well, the video does its job well.

Seems like a lot of those victims could have defended themselves with tennis racquets or some nets 😆

But the video does raise a serious point. It is a matter of time till we start adding full autonomy to weapon systems.

I believe the current Reapers can fly autonomously and can identify potential targets, but they still require human authorisation to fire. For now.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-pentagon-is-researching-how-to-create-drones-that-target-and-kill-without-human-oversight-2015-6

And large swarms of smaller military drones is far from science fiction:
https://www.popsci.com/pentagon-drone-swarm-autonomous-war-machines

wwaswas - Member

Count zero - picked this up from a William's Gibson tweet ..........

am I the only one to find this funny? Count Zero being a Gibson hero?

Don't forget robot wars. Bit of AI = Autonomy mixed in with them?

Don't forget robot wars. Bit of AI = Autonomy mixed in with them?

Somewhat less scary than drones. Unless you live in a bungalow. With a wheelchair ramp.

[i]am I the only one to find this funny? Count Zero being a Gibson hero?[/i]

I thought it worth mentioning for that reason (and knowing Count Zero - on here - is a Gibson fan) 🙂

Seems like a lot of those victims could have defended themselves with tennis racquets or some nets

Or a Niqab. Makes you think.

The twelve colonies didn't fair very well with robots, especially after they got religion!

From that BusinessInsider article:

For its part, the United States has internal directives circumscribing the use of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapons. Among the provisions: humans must have the final say on the use of force; autonomous weapons must not target humans; and they can only attack targets that humans have specified. However, the directive has a “pull date” of Nov. 21, 2022, unless a new administration modifies or renews it.

Any bets on whether Trump would be keen to renew a directive that limits his military?

Great stuff, very black mirror.