• SCB@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    It’s not terrifying whatsoever. In an active combat zone there are two kinds of people - enemy combatants and allies.

    Your throw an RFID chip on allies and boom you’re done

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        11 months ago

        I am not. Turns out you can pick and choose where and when to use drones.

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          11 months ago

          which is why the US military has not ever bombed any civilians, weddings, schools, hospitals or emergency infrastructure in living memory 😇🤗

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            11 months ago

            They chose to do that. You’re against that policy, not drones themselves.

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          11 months ago

          Preeeetty sure you are. And if you can, you should probably let the US military know they can do that, because they haven’t bothered to so far.

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            11 months ago

            These are very different drones. The drones youre thinking of have pilots. They also minimize casualties - civilian an non - so you’re not really mad at the drones, but of the policy behind their use. Specifically, when air strikes can and cannot be authorized.

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              11 months ago

              So now you acknowledge that third type of person lol. And that’s the thing about new drones, it’s not great that they can authorize themselves lol.

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                11 months ago

                And that’s the thing about new drones, it’s not great that they can authorize themselves lol

                I very strongly disagree with this statement. I believe a drone “controller” attached to every unit is a fantastic idea, and that drones having a minimal capability to engage hostile enemies without direction is going to be hugely impactful.

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                    11 months ago

                    I don’t think it’s horrifying to have my nation’s army better able to compete on a battlefield.

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      11 months ago

      I’m sorry, I can’t get past the “autonomous AI weapons killing humans part”

      That’s fucking terrifying.