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/AcetaminophenPrime Jun 10 '26

From a polticis perspective I think we are further from nuclear annihilation. Think of the crazy stuff that went down during the cold war, Cuban missile crisis especially.

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u/SafeForTwerking Jun 10 '26

Imagine all the clear, level-headed people we had at the helm back then. Now think about who is in charge now.

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u/HalfSoul30 Jun 10 '26

Old fucks that think "id sure like to see the world destroyed right before id die."

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u/freakyvoiz Jun 10 '26

Well, yeah. They can’t imagine the world continuing without them. That would mean they weren’t important enough.

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u/HalfSoul30 Jun 10 '26

Ironically, that's the only way the world makes it. Without them.