Oh Great They’re Putting Guns on Robodogs Now (opens in new tab)

This is already in BF2042; does art imitate life or life imitate art?

Wow, that's a LOT of trust to put in the operating system and communications links. These things will be hacked, it's just a question of time.

You look through history and see many instances of soldiers refusing their superiors commands to massacre civilians, or even superiors knowing their options are constrained due to their soldiers politics.

This invisible check on power is lost by autonomous drones and robots. Very scary territory to be wading into.

Is anyone actually surprised by this move? Humanity has not moved past arms races. Any country that agrees to ban this type of weapon will still face them on the battlefield, because there will those who don’t care. Better to have them working on our side.

“ eventually it became clear that the foremost concern of these plutocrats was maintaining control over a security force which would protect their estates from the rabble in a post-apocalyptic world where money might not mean anything.”

Great basis for a computer game or sci fi book. “Battle your way through waves of robot sentries and guardians to make it to the inner sanctum of the billionaires. What do you find when you get to the end? A skeleton on a throne of gold monitoring his robotic defenses against humanity.

Maybe we should trick all the billionaires into thinking there’s a nuclear war so they scurry into their bunkers never to come out again.

"So hey they’ve started mounting sniper rifles on robodogs, which is great news for anyone who was hoping they’d start mounting sniper rifles on robodogs."

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