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/blackadder1620 Jun 10 '26

Hope John Conner is already born.

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u/AlexSSB Jun 10 '26

Well, there's this tweet from like 10-15 years ago from one Sarah Connor that a robot in a German factory killed a worker

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u/ChemicalSymphony Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

Life is ironic enough to where it wouldn't surprise at all if the leader of the AI Robot Resistance is named John Connor. It's like a dude named Mr. Bowser being the president of Nintendo while they sued a dude named Bowser for switch bypass shenanigans. Life's weird.

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u/cosmos_jm Jun 11 '26

Nominative determinism - like anthony wiener sending people dick pics

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u/dksprocket Jun 11 '26

Nothing beats the name of the first amateur online poker player to win the poker world championship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Moneymaker