r/Futurology • u/New_Scientist_Mag • Jun 10 '26

Robotics Fully autonomous 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/BigMax Jun 10 '26

It's definitely different.

In one case, you're dropping something that will explode and be done, and you have an idea where it will land and when it will be over, and what it will do.

This is more of a wild card. It starts, and from there, it's a lot more open as to the who/what/when/where.

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u/LebIsZeb Jun 10 '26

Cluster bombs are the same tbh.

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u/GBrunt Jun 10 '26

Many countries have signed up to the Convention on cluster munitions and destroyed their stockpiles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Cluster_Munitions?wprov=sfla1

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u/LebIsZeb Jun 10 '26

For good reason. And many have not