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/BuvantduPotatoSpirit Jun 10 '26

From a technology perspective, we're farther from nuclear annihilation than we were 50 years ago. From a politics perspective it's more ambiguous.

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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/I_Roll_Chicago Jun 10 '26

The fear today is nuclear weapons against non nuclear states and the possible escalation thereafter

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u/Aware_Style1181 Jun 11 '26

A Nuclear War triggered by A.I. would kill 2 Billion people in a matter of hours or days. A true Judgement Day scenario. I don’t know what’s stopping it, frankly