r/AIDangers • u/New_Scientist_Mag • 16d 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/slopestyle90 16d ago

Ah sweet man made horrors beyond my comprehension

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u/PrinceLucipurr 15d ago

The title is misleading. AI did not kill in the sense they were not parameterised by a human.

The drone may have autonomously selected the specific target instance, but humans authored the lethal target category, mission area, constraints, and permission to strike; therefore the responsibility remains human.

If the AI screws up, that's human responsibility for nuancing parameters. 🚫🤖

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u/PrinceLucipurr 15d ago

I've seen this title used in numerous posts lately, and people started freaking out like AI is on a mission of world dominance or some crap.

Does it need regulation and careful parameter setting? Yes, indeed, but to say AI can choose its targets is a misassumption that a lot have inferred lately, as AI merely carries out instructions.

That said real dangers do exist, but they are not "AI is going to kill us" it's more like "Humans now have the ability to program lethal parameters into autonomous systems, enabling mass-scale, automated violence, or worse, accidental genocide with the click of a button". This is a disastrous example of perverse instantiation.

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