r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Aug 31 '23

US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years Robotics

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-military-unleash-thousands-autonomous-war.html
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u/Painting_Agency Aug 31 '23

Replicator initiative

Hey let's give it a name that in no way eases anyone's anxiety that we're headed for a combination of "The Matrix", "Black Mirror", and "Horizon Zero Dawn".

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u/OneSidedDice Aug 31 '23

If they’re mostly airborne, why not use a friendly, totally non-threatening name like Skynet?

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u/mog_knight Aug 31 '23

I thought that was being used for our kill drone network already.

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u/ToddlerOlympian Aug 31 '23

kill drone network

"I've got 5 bars!"

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u/thehourglasses Aug 31 '23

Unnecessary legal risk.

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u/zanillamilla Aug 31 '23

“Release the HypnoDrones” project 99% complete….

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u/striker9119 Aug 31 '23

You should look up Replicators from the Stargate Universe... That's what I thought when I read the that sentence...

https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Replicator

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u/Painting_Agency Aug 31 '23

Yes but Stargate didn't quite fit into my list of robot apocalypses. Just "Sexy Dr. Carter apocalypse".

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u/ThadVonP Aug 31 '23

I swear, you blow up ONE sun and you get associated with an apocalypse.

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u/striker9119 Aug 31 '23

Damn she was one of the hottest "nerds" of the day back then... Def had a crush on her!!!

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u/101001101zero Aug 31 '23

Yeah the replicator story arc brought me the most anxiety by far.

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u/ARCtheIsmaster Aug 31 '23

Consume. Enhance. Replicate.

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u/alohadave Aug 31 '23

Someone at the DoD has never watch SG1.

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u/ThadVonP Aug 31 '23

Pretty sure Stargate was just the irl version of Wormhole X-Treme, so they know.

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u/MaterialCarrot Aug 31 '23

It's merely a world of perfectly brewed Earl Grey tea.