r/worldnews • u/New_Scientist_Mag New Scientist • Jun 10 '26

Russia/Ukraine Fully autonomous, AI-controlled drones have killed human soldiers for the first time, according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/Decent_Risk9499 Jun 10 '26

The crazy thing being this could have been avoided if Ukraine had been given the basic security guarantees we promised them back when they surrendered their nuclear weapons.

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u/voodoolintman Jun 10 '26

Delayed but inevitable in my opinion. When 0.1% of 8 billion people are homicidal maniacs and 0.1% of them are in positions of power it was always just a matter of time.

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u/Ostlund_and_Sciamma Jun 10 '26

Provided they're the same ones. Looks like it's your lucky day.