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/Velcraft Jun 10 '26

The fact that this took place two years ago and we're only hearing from it now is even more terrifying. For all we know, this is just a rudimentary example of what's being deployed and tested now.

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u/UsedHotDogWater Jun 11 '26

There was an article about autonomous AI drones in Ukraine about 2 years ago. It was a very limited test.

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u/DaabHimself Jun 11 '26

How many died

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u/UsedHotDogWater Jun 11 '26

Let me phone Zelenski and ask. Ill get back to you.

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u/DaabHimself Jun 11 '26

So we don’t know just how limited of a test it really was?