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A.I. Helicopter?
CowboyRobot writes "Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization just launched the Mantis, a 'low-cost, intelligent small helicopter'. SMH reports that 'Within a decade armies of tiny helicopter drones will monitor traffic, inspect buildings for maintenance problems, map bushfires, look for faults in powerlines, and join search-and-rescue missions.' This is much larger than the Seiko flying robot reported last month, but the Mantis should be truly autonomous."
Like the digital soldiers used to create the epic battle scene in RotK who decided to flee instead of fight.
I mean, you know nobody gives a shit whether you crash or not. If they did, they'd send a human up there.
If no wasn't an acceptible answer, then once aloft, I'd follow the pigeons. They seem to have it all worked out. Hang out on the rooftops where everybody is afraid to go. Nobody messes with you up there.
Is this truly the only Earth I can live on?
If they start making these things in black, I'm going to add another layer to my tinfoil hat!
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Mark Twain
I for one welcome our new AI helicopter overlords.
"So, um, what the 'A' stand for?" ... ...So what the 'I' --"
"Artificial..."
"Ah...
"INTELLIGENCE!"
(I nominate that they name it, the 'Puma.')
Great.. they make an autonomous helicopter.. somewhere a computer becomes self aware.. the computer learns of the autonomous helicopter.. the computer's awareness spreads.. the computer creates bogus work orders to make thousands more of these helicopters.. the computer deposits billions of phony electronic dollars in the bank accounts to pay for this.. the computer generates more work orders that include fitting the helicopters with missiles, machine guns and pointy sticks.. the computer takes over the helicopters.. humankind becomes extinct..
Trolling is a art,
Let's build AI helicopters that can track our every move and when the signal comes, march us forward towards the waiting pods where our bioelectric energy will fuel the Robot Overlords rule.
Okay, really, this time I'm getting my family and heading for the hills. Who's with me?
If this project continues to show promise, I give it about a year before the local police start using these things stateside to monitor traffic offenders.... like sentinels in the Matrix... just waiting for you to speed, run a red light, give chase, etc. ...man I can't WAIT for the end of the world!
Now we know who stole that Israeli helicopter a while back (Link)...
Those sneaky Australians.
They've taken a lawn mower engine, attached some spinning blades and given it a brain. We keep getting freakishly close to a machine civilization where all manual jobs are done by AI. Oh the prophesy my friends is coming true....
As high as the pattern from my 12-gauge holds together. =)
The pre-cursor "Hunter-Killers" of Terminator fame get built, and I still have to wait for my flying monkey men.
Damn science!
I want my monkey men!
-Goran
Carpe Scrotum - The only way to deal with your competition.
The term "outside the box" is squarely within the box at this point.
Much moreso, which is fine, because a helicopter has other advantages. If they're aiming to cover distances, they'll use their fixed wing UAVs. If they're aiming for extended surveillance, they'll use this new thing.
I want personal aerostats, a home dogpod grid, and nanobot immune system before these things get deployed, though.
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
It's that we're building AI-powered robots with whirling blades attached to them.
I can see the day the robots turn on us:
Robo-Coptor: "Beep, beep. Attention fleshlings. Your species has been deemed too stupid to live. Prepare to be annihilated. Beep."
Scientist: "But we created you! We made intelligence from nothing, from sand and steel!"
Robo-Coptor: "Yes, you created a species superior to yourself. And then you attached whirling blades to it. Let me show you why that was foolish. *WhhhhiiiRRRRRRRR*"
Scientist: "Aiiiii! My own creation is killing me with the weapons I attached to it! The irony is almost as biting as the blades themselves! No, wait, the blades win! *gack!*"
Seriously, that's the evidence they'll use to convict us, too.
The enemies of Democracy are
I'm a big green bug who won't be kind
when I shoot my laser at your big behind...
I'm a big green mantis, who's feeling blue
'til the day comes when I CONQUER YOU!
</Zorak>
End of lesson. You may press the button.
There will have to be strict fines for damaging these helicopters, the rednecks will love shooting at them.
Hmmm, an Artificial Insemination Helicopter. Now cattle ranchers can just fly over their herds rather all that mess in the barn.
For your suggestion, human, but I thought about it years ago.
Your end is near.
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Within a decade armies of tiny helicopter drones will distract traffic, crash into buildings causing maintenance problems, start bushfires, make faults in powerlines, and require search-and-rescue missions.