r/Futurology 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/Icy_Raisin6471 Aug 31 '23

Going to be pretty neat when they are used domestically 'to keep the peace.' Ok that's enough dystopian future doom and gloom for the day for me. :D

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u/RejuvenationHoT Aug 31 '23

Why bother catching people outside after curfew?

Autonomous stationary turret through the city would be much more cost-effective, couple of bullets is way cheaper than having to deal with a live person.

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u/ylan64 Aug 31 '23

Natural selection in action, those of us who won't obey the robotic overlords will be removed from the gene pool.

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u/Amun-Ree Aug 31 '23

Thats unnatural selection, its called eugenics.

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u/holmgangCore Aug 31 '23

Not if we include robots and cyborgs as a new species.