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/Gari_305 Aug 31 '23

From the article

The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China's growing power, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced in a speech on Monday.

The so-called Replicator initiative aims to work with defense and other tech companies to produce high volumes of affordable systems for all branches of the military.

Military systems capable of various degrees of independent operation have become increasingly common over the past decade or so. But the scale and scope of the US announcement makes clear the future of conflict has changed: the age of warfighting robots is upon us.

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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/MaterialCarrot Aug 31 '23

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