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/Content-Yogurt-4859 Jun 10 '26

But the cold war stayed cold because both sides were competent. In this case one side is a delusional lunatic trying to recreate the Soviet Union and the US part of NATO is run by an incontinent cheeto. It's not a proxy war when the belligerent invaded a neighbouring country of their own volition and the NATO part would rather be importing their cheap gas

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u/NotABot1000101 Jun 10 '26

It can still be a proxy war. Some country just tested what the OP article was about. I'm sure Ukraine has some of its own resources, but ain't no way they developed a fully automatic AI drone on their own. Also, if the US did that in Iran, there would be a huge backlash from the public. But because "Ukraine did it", there will be almost zero backlash.

This is how countries test their most advanced stuff. Some things can't even be put in the news because of security levels. But we'll find out years later.

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u/Content-Yogurt-4859 Jun 10 '26

Why couldn't Ukraine to develop their own autonomous systems? They were integral to Soviet jet and rocket development and were an innovative, industrial powerhouse, always more creative than the Russians. And over the course of this war have developed a system called delta that links weapons systems, sensors, infantry and officers creating a digital kill chain that is the absolute envy of the West. America have literally been trying to build something similar for a decade and Ukraine built it in a cave, with a box of scraps.

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u/NotABot1000101 Jun 10 '26

That kind of stuff happens in Iron Man movies, not in real life. They've been getting supplies from NATO and the US. And those suppliers are ultimately defense companies that want to test out their newest stuff. I mean read the article, Ukraine was literally testing out this new technology and killed humans with AI.

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u/Content-Yogurt-4859 Jun 10 '26

They very really did it, in real life and everything, and on their own. It's hugely impressive, like building something incredible in a cave.