The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons "slaughterbots."

The US Air Force wants $5.8 billion to build 1,000 AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft, possibly more, as part of its next generation air dominance initiative::The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons “slaughterbots.”

  • ButtholeSpiders@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It also proves that people who don’t understand AI, think you can simply AI everything equals success. This idea will be a huge money pit.

    But, that’s exactly what the company that gets the contract is praying for.