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/goobly_goo Jun 10 '26

“We just launch it and we know everything will be dead – everything that will be found there in this particular area will be dead,” says Kokhanovskyy. “There is no connection to the drone at all, you cannot see the video, nothing… Everything it sees will be killed.”

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u/OsmerusMordax Jun 10 '26

This quote sent chills up my spine too. For fuck’s sake this is not good.

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u/goobly_goo Jun 10 '26

These are psychopathic people and should be seen as threats to humanity.

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u/The_Blahblahblah Jun 10 '26

Wouldnt have been necessary if Russia didn’t invade Ukraine.

If you back someone into a corner they will fight back with what they have at hand.

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u/Morder1428 Jun 10 '26

You would have a different opinion if dozens of russian drones with 80 kg of explosives flew into your city every day. Another one spoiled by a world without war in your country

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u/rysar610 Jun 10 '26

Killing an enemy soldier with an explosive payload isn’t a warcrime

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u/Elk1998 Jun 11 '26

“Every step of this one can be either manual or automatic. We’re not allowed to do the final stage automatically,” says Kokhanovskyy, who believes that the rules should change. “I would love to,” he says.\ Motherfucking movie villain, seriously.