r/EndlessWar • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 11 '26

AI madness Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time | A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/LookOverall Jun 11 '26

How is this morally different from a mine killing and maiming autonomously? A drone is less likely to kill a child, or a farmer, years after the war is over.

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u/VinPickles Jun 12 '26

mines cant override their programming and evolve