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Weapons Systems That Kill According To Algorithms Are Coming. What To Do?
Lasrick writes "Mark Gubrud has another great piece exploring the slippery slope we seem to be traveling down when it comes to autonomous weapons systems: Quote: 'Autonomous weapons are robotic systems that, once activated, can select and engage targets without further intervention by a human operator. Advances in computer technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics may lead to a vast expansion in the development and use of such weapons in the near future. Public opinion runs strongly against killer robots. But many of the same claims that propelled the Cold War are being recycled to justify the pursuit of a nascent robotic arms race. Autonomous weapons could be militarily potent and therefore pose a great threat.'"
Yet another predictor.
Bring on the Terminators.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
But many of the same claims that propelled the Cold War are being recycled to justify the pursuit of a nascent robotic arms race.
You environmental weenies are all the same, you go on and on about how we all need to recycle, but when we do it you complain about how we`re not doing "right"
Bender: [while sleeping] Kill all humans, kill all humans, must kill all hu...
Fry: [shakes him] Bender wake up.
Bender: I was having the most wonderful dream. I think you were in it.
Another guy'll be making a robot painting system that aims it's cars "so make a more profitable assembly line".
Yet another'll make a self-driving car "so you won't have to worry about drunk drivers anymore".
Once those pieces are all there (hint, today), it doesn't take much for the last guy to glue the 3 together; hand it a gun instead of spraypaint; and load it with a databases of faces you don't like.
Except looking at history, they will probable lead to fewer soldier deaths, fewer bystander deaths, more accurate targeting.
I don't know why people think they are bad.
Extra-judicial killings of US citizens.
Or... and I know this sounds crazy... we could just not kill people anymore. I know we like to be the super heroes of the world, running around fighting everyones wars and everything... hell, I used to think that way to. But at a certain point you just have to stand back and say "you know what? Fuck it. I'm done blowing 1/3rd of our budget dropping bombs on people I don't know for a cause I barely understand just to have any and all progress erased in a few years because the real problems in other parts of the world have little to do with their totalitarian leaderships."
Except looking at history, they will probable lead to fewer soldier deaths, fewer bystander deaths, more accurate targeting.
I don't know why people think they are bad.
Extra-judicial killings of US citizens.
Let's call it what is is: murder of innocent US citizens.
(don't think they are innocent? They are innocent until proven guilty!)
No. These things *will* be made, by people who make immoral decisions. The people who get to make those sorts of decisions are already mostly terrible people.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
How about: Murder of innocent citizens.
95% of them aren't americans (me included). Why would the distinction be important?
We still rely on chemical energy to power our weapons and as such they all have the ultimate fail safe system.
Brace yourself before clicking the link. This may come as a surprise to you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Yea, but they CANT destroy the US. It's not possible. It's like we live in a mansion and a rat ran in and shit on our floor. So now we have the entire staff chopping up the floorboards and taring the plaster off the walls looking for the fucking thing. We're doing far more damage than the stupid rat ever could. Some pests just don't go away, so you have to keep the cheese in the fridge, put out some traps and deal with it. Don't burn the house down around you just to win.