Terminator has Arrived!!
Posted by DrZarkov 1 year, 2 months ago to Technology
Terminator has arrived! Ukraine is starting to deploy autonomous drones that use AI to identify Russian armor and truck targets, without a human operator involved. This means jamming is ineffective, since communication isn't required for the drone to hit the target.
Actually, Israel has had such a weapon for a couple of decades, with its Harpy drone, but that weapon was not cheap, while the Ukrainians expect to produce their new autonomous drones in substantial numbers. While the new drones will be used strictly against vehicles, for the time being, by using GPS coordinates, such a drone could be sent against human targets in a narrowly defined area, such as Russian fortifications.
The use of autonomous weapons in warfare is no longer an oblique philosophical or legal discussion. Academic discussion as to whether or not the use of such weapons would constitute a war crime is ignored when a country is fighting for its existence.
Actually, Israel has had such a weapon for a couple of decades, with its Harpy drone, but that weapon was not cheap, while the Ukrainians expect to produce their new autonomous drones in substantial numbers. While the new drones will be used strictly against vehicles, for the time being, by using GPS coordinates, such a drone could be sent against human targets in a narrowly defined area, such as Russian fortifications.
The use of autonomous weapons in warfare is no longer an oblique philosophical or legal discussion. Academic discussion as to whether or not the use of such weapons would constitute a war crime is ignored when a country is fighting for its existence.
