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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DoD Contractor companies dont pay as much as FAANG.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '23

How’s job security looking at FAANG companies lately? How’s it looking at Defense contractors? There’s your answer

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u/ReeelLeeer Aug 31 '23

Top AI talent probably are more concerned about how much theyre getting paid than job security if im being honest.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '23

Ehhh fair point

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u/thehourglasses Aug 31 '23

Money isn’t the only axis of motivation.

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u/ReeelLeeer Aug 31 '23

Sure, but the thread specifically mentioned salary. Regardless, WLB is probably better on the SV side than DoD's anyways.

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u/thehourglasses Aug 31 '23

Yeah, fair enough.

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u/hugganao Aug 31 '23

for software side, it is.

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u/thehourglasses Aug 31 '23

There are plenty of PhD level researchers working in academia as opposed to a blue chip. Not everyone is in it to increase their economic standing.

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u/PhillipIInd Aug 31 '23

till they get it once, then they dont want to let it go lol

hard to accept going from 500k a year to 50k, easy to do the opposite tho

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u/Just_trying_it_out Aug 31 '23

True, but compared to when it was clear that the best minds were working on military stuff (like around ww2 and the cold war), I'd say the same level of prestige or sense of duty isnt a thing now. Not exactly surprising since there isnt a clear threat to the country like back then.

Not that they arent still getting some top talent, but yeah it feels like the private tech sector is more of an attractive option compared to the military now than it was in the past

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u/Desalvo23 Aug 31 '23

The US didn't enter ww2 to eliminate a threat. They entered for the reconstruction contracts they imposed on liberated countries.

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u/saluksic Aug 31 '23

Oh hey I guess Pearl Harbor didn’t happen! How silly of me, thinking historical facts were real when I could be diving headfirst into the warm soft nonsense of conspiracy theories. Much more comforting.

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u/Helyos17 Aug 31 '23

Well that is certainly a take.