You know, the US Department of Defenses research arm.
Impressive, but hella ominous.
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This actually sounds like a good thing, right?
Such tech can make aircraft smarter and safer for human pilots.
So wheres the terrifying part?
And while the word mission isnt expanded upon, its not too hard to guess what hes referring to.
For example, they can be fitted with firing guns, rockets, and missiles.
And with our technological progress, a scenario in which countries make airborne robots fight their wars isnt unimaginable.
Yes, robots destroying each other is much better than human armies killing each other.
But whos to say that autonomous killer aircraft wont launch attacks in citiesagainstcivilians?
And what about the ethical implications?
Could we all just focus on that, like?
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
