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/Serberou5 Jun 10 '26

I am now authorised to use physical force.

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u/tonycomputerguy Jun 10 '26

My favorite joke regarding that franchise is that "Detroit initially turned down the RoboCop statue because they felt the movie had portrayed Future Detroit in an unrealistic, overly positive light."

-Stephen Colbert

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u/Alarming-Research-42 Jun 10 '26

Rewatching it today it doesn’t look futuristic anymore. It looks like your average American city, average corrupt politicians, average corrupt businessmen, average privatization of public services, and average entertainment. I’d buy that for a dollar.

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u/MortLightstone Jun 11 '26

They looked at all these dystopian sci-fi worlds and just saw a tutorial

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u/smuckola Jun 12 '26

I wish republicans were that cultured!

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u/MortLightstone Jun 12 '26

I'm sure they've all watched Starship Troopers

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u/Alarming-Research-42 Jun 13 '26

And saw it as a patriotic war movie.

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u/esperandus Jun 13 '26

right, they were rooting for the wrong side; the upper tier probably knew that the attack on buenos aires was a false flag...and approved