Destino Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Quote The movie portrays a brutal future. A military firm unveils a tiny drone that hunts and kills with ruthless efficiency. But when the technology falls into the wrong hands, no one is safe. Politicians are cut down in broad daylight. The machines descend on a lecture hall and spot activists, who are swiftly dispatched with an explosive to the head. The short, disturbing film is the latest attempt by campaigners and concerned scientists to highlight the dangers of developing autonomous weapons that can find, track and fire on targets without human supervision. They warn that a preemptive ban on the technology is urgently needed to prevent terrible new weapons of mass destruction. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/13/ban-on-killer-robots-urgently-needed-say-scientists First thing, I get that the tone of this is heavily tilted towards alarmist. They clearly have an agenda. Personally I found it interesting because I'm a nerd and when drones first hit the news as big military weapons, years ago, many gamers immediately imagined the scenario presented in the video above. I among them. The small cloud of killer flying things has been a shooter game staple for a long time. The fictional video above simply made them real in an effort to scare everyone. Despite knowing it's agenda, I have to admit that specific scenario of weaponizing small inexpensive drones is kind of terrifying. Once the software is leaked, and we all know that's inevitable, any crazy with access to the net, a hobby shop, and a relatively small amount of explosives could arm themselves with the latest cutting edge lethal technology. I find this more frightening than autonomous big expensive military weapons. Maybe it's just because we live in an era of seemingly constant mass murder in the US. I really don't think nations are going to come together and ban these things though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 We are in an age of rapidly evolving technology and rapidly devolving brainology. What could possibly go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/old-glory-insurance/n10766?snl=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Too late. Pandora's box is open. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Its too late I think for this. I'm actually surprised that we haven't seen them used in mass murder or terrorism yet. How easy would it be to deliver poison gas using a drone? Scary stuff, and quite reasonable to be alarmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Just save one for "you know who." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Destino said: I really don't think nations are going to come together and ban these things though. Definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I'd be equally concerned about, say, a tiny drone with a small amount of fetanyl landing on people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Obviously the only thing that can save us is a good guy with a drone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, Llevron said: Definitely not. Especially not when a lot of them relish the opportunity to use them on their own citizens. Until the biggest human rights abusers aren't making the rules anymore, it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: Obviously the only thing that can save us is a good guy with a drone. The bad AI drones can only be stopped by the good AI drones. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Zguy28 said: Its too late I think for this. I'm actually surprised that we haven't seen them used in mass murder or terrorism yet. How easy would it be to deliver poison gas using a drone? Scary stuff, and quite reasonable to be alarmed. Me too,, i remember more than a few years ago reading about a site that would allow you to fire a gun on a range from your computer. It seems to me setting up something like that is not that difficult as opposed to making AI drones. Last year we saw that video of the drone with a pistol on it firing it's rounds off in the woods. we seem to have no shortage of squirrelly people who would do this. Now things like this are all too plausible... i am surprised we haven't seen any mayhem caused by remote control. Happy, too.. but still. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I suspect the chances are very high that civilizations throughout the universe will never make contact with each other due to vast distances, time, and more importantly, the tendency of intelligent life to evolve to the point where it is capable of and implements self-imposed extinction. We're lucky we've made it this long. Oh well, it was a good run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Bang said: Me too,, i remember more than a few years ago reading about a site that would allow you to fire a gun on a range from your computer. It seems to me setting up something like that is not that difficult as opposed to making AI drones. Last year we saw that video of the drone with a pistol on it firing it's rounds off in the woods. we seem to have no shortage of squirrelly people who would do this. Now things like this are all too plausible... i am surprised we haven't seen any mayhem caused by remote control. Happy, too.. but still. ~Bang Been thinking about all these Wi-Fi appliances and cars with more and more cpu controlled features. Sadly, I think the clock has been counting down for awhile now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I, for one, welcome our killer robot overlords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Jeez, what a bunch of Debbie downers. They will farm us for energy, not kill us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Invention idea: Hat that puts out an emp pulse the size of an umbrella. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 43 minutes ago, Bang said: Invention idea: Hat that puts out an emp pulse the size of an umbrella. ~Bang Didn't someone already think of that with the tin foil ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 50 minutes ago, Bang said: Invention idea: Hat that puts out an emp pulse the size of an umbrella. ~Bang I was thinking a tacticool sombrero. Armored black and gray (or pink for the ladies) with rails for for flashlights and lasers or whatever. The width of a sombrero gives you a lot of room for drone busting accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 19 hours ago, Destino said: The bad AI drones can only be stopped by the good AI drones. lol Nonsense the string of EMP's will knock em down, if not the thermobaric blast will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 12 hours ago, Destino said: I was thinking a tacticool sombrero. Armored black and gray (or pink for the ladies) with rails for for flashlights and lasers or whatever. The width of a sombrero gives you a lot of room for drone busting accessories. Cultural approbation and gender stereotyping in one post. I applaud you my friend. You know I'm kidding right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 we should equip this robot with AI and weapons ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, Zguy28 said: Cultural approbation and gender stereotyping in one post. I applaud you my friend. You know I'm kidding right? Cultural Approbation? Are you accusing me of praising tacticool sombrero culture? Well, your damn right I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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