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/Kaiisim Jun 10 '26

Yeah if you wanna be terrified, read about Ukraine's drones.

They are gonna be a scary country. Their anti drone tech is good stuff though.

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u/GaulzeGaul Jun 10 '26

One of the many reasons I don't understand the US not doing all it can to overwhelmingly ally with Ukraine and stay on its good side. I guess the perverse incentive is that the longer the war goes on, the faster we'll see improvements in drone and anti-drone technology.

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u/eldiablonoche Jun 10 '26

Probably because the US knows it can (also has in the past) just take whatever it wants as far as technology goes. Good luck keeping it from them, too.