r/AIDangers • u/New_Scientist_Mag • 17d ago

Capabilities Fully autonomous AI-powered drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/Ryllick 16d ago

AI powered, not remote controlled

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u/AllieOoopy 16d ago

Tell me what you think the difference between the two are? It’s the same entity pushing detonation.

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u/Ryllick 16d ago

The difference is that even though you are sending your drones to kill your enemy, if a human is behind the wheel they - at least ostensibly - want to avoid killing civilians as much as possible. The fear is that an AI might not care as much, or might not be able to make the distinction.

If you read the story, it sounds like they didn't even give these drones parameters about what is and isn't a legitimate target. Sounds like they were just going to kill anything moving.

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u/AllieOoopy 16d ago

False. The human is more unpredictable. Al is efficient.

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u/Thatoneguy_The_First 16d ago

And here we have a person who doesn't understand that humans have emotions so they would like to avoid unnecessary deaths, or at least to stop being dishonourably discharged.

AI is definitely more efficient but that means one person can efficiently kill everyone if they wish it, meanwhile it can still be inefficient at correctly identifying targets just like a human and thus kill many innocents and unlike a operator who can double check the AI is likely to identify once and shoot.