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by nradov 114 days ago
The US military has deployed fully autonomous weapons systems since 1979. If you're worried about that then you're a little late.
2 comments
wewtyflakes 114 days ago
It seems weird to equivocate the capabilities of "ai" in 1979 to what we have now; clearly it is on a different level.
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nradov 114 days ago
Really? Autonomous weapons systems hold a lot of potential but as of today they haven't been very useful in real operations.
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tokioyoyo 114 days ago
Yes, but we both know this is not the same kind of “autonomous weapons”.
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nradov 114 days ago
No, I don't know that at all. The differences so far are only incremental. There is the potential for another revolution in military affairs due to autonomous systems but so far it hasn't actually arrived.
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