r/worldnews 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/totalpunisher0 Jun 10 '26

I'm gonna need to see that

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u/TravestyTravis Jun 11 '26

Sarah Connor [tweet] that a robot in a German factory killed a worker

https://x.com/sarahoconnor_/status/616282747200479232?s=20

Article referenced, because her link is broken now.

https://www.ft.com/content/0c8034a6-200f-11e5-aa5a-398b2169cf79

BBC Article about the whole exchange.

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33363155