Friday, June 4, 2021

Did An Autonomous Drone Hunt Down A Human Target In Libya Last Year?

 

RT: Rise of the killer robot: An autonomous drone hunted down a human target in Libya last year & no one is talking about it  

The prospect of AI-led warfare is inching ever closer if events in Libya last year are anything to go by. Despite calls for a ban, killer robots present a terrifying, apocalyptic vision of lawless conflict in the future. 

When I was studying international human rights law at university almost a decade ago, I recall our lecturer stating that experts anticipate military enthusiasts to have fully developed killer robot technology within the next 20 years. Those predictions seem to be fairly accurate thus far, as recent developments suggest we are more or less halfway down this pathway, if not further.  

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WNU Editor: Here is an other interesting read on weaponized drones .... Low-cost armed Turkish drones shaping future warfare: Report (Anadolu Agency).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

No one should be surprised.