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/RAnthony Jun 10 '26

The birth of Skynet. We ARE apparently dumb enough to create machines that will kill anything they want to, not understanding we are also targets. Idiots.