[ExI] robo-rescue

[spike at rainier66.com]

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of BillK via extropy-chat

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A Ukraine source is claiming that they have already done that.
BillK

<https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/>
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>...Fully autonomous drones with no human oversight have killed soldiers on the battlefield for the first time. This is according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry, marking a watershed moment in warfare.
The one-off test involved 10 AI-controlled “Terminator” drones on the front line of the Ukraine war. Russian soldiers were killed.
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BillK, I saw that report claiming Ukraine's autonomous vehicles took and held terrain, but I was reluctant to believe it, or rather to be sure of it.  Ukraine and Russia both overstate their military capability and accomplishments, whereas in the USA, we understate ours.  Speak softly and carry a big stick philosophy.  The US military often develops systems in complete secrecy, then they just show up in service, with no fanfare or hype.  

It is easy to imagine the Ukrainians fueling rumors that they had developed robo-soldiers, then sending out a bunch of standard non-autonomous radio controlled humanoid or caninoid bots, creeping up, scare the shit out of the commies who then flee before a shot is fired, mission accomplished.  Come to think of it, that might be what gets Putin to call it a day: most experts believe Ukraine is way ahead of the commies in drones and autonomous fighters.

spike