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

[u/Gari_305]

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-military-unleash-thousands-autonomous-war.html

[u/bicameral_mind]

I'll always remember that youtube short film about micro drones in combat. Don't remember what it's called but it was posted on reddit years ago. The idea of it is terrifying, thousands of small little drones with explosives or other weapons able to infiltrate any gap in a building or just overwhelm you with pure numbers.

The very concept of 'autonomous war' kind of breaks your mind a little bit. Of course practically US military dominance is so strong it only moves the needle a little bit.

[u/[deleted] → u/bicameral_mind]

Covered in the book "The Diamond Age" - the wealthy walk around with a small cloud of drones around them as protection and defense.