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Killer drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the future (www.economist.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Edit, apparently I'm an idiot and my ability to tell truth from fiction is a lot worse than I thought.

In my defence however, all the parts are completely viable. I also saw it mixed in with Boston dynamics videos.

I'll leave the original comment for context of my folly.

The US already has them.

There are single shot drones, designed to be deployed into a building, or cave system. They then use cameras etc to navigate, while running face recognition. When they find their target, they fly just in front of it. The shaped C4 charge is designed to reduce their head to red mist, while not risking those close by.

AI + cheap drones will completely change warfare. Probably on the same level as the tank, or machine gun.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The US already has them.

Do you have a source for this? These sound uncannily close to the Slaughterbots short film...

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'll try and remember to dig it out later. It was a sales demo from a weapon's company. I can't remember exactly which one it was, but the implications scared the shit out of me.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Are you certain you're not thinking of the Sci-Fi Short Film "Slaughterbots"? The plot is almost exactly what you describe.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Apparently I'm an idiot. I saw a modified version, mixed in amongst other legit videos.

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[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 0 points 8 months ago

Imagine when they are long range and readily available. Any old despot could load on a rough GPS location and a face. Deniable foreign assassination becomes easy.