Israel deploys automated military robots

Post by zorked » Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 10:58 AM UTC

FBT wrote: post #6

scandox wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't we just get a kind of programmer's Hippocratic oath going here? Let's just all not facilitate autonomous shooting. I know both sides of the argument. I know it won't prevent it being done. I just mean if enough people agreed not to do it, then we'd at least generate enough disapproval for it not to be the subject of any PR Puff.

Isn't it better to have robots fighting and dying than humans? War sucks, and I do wish that we could have world peace. But if war is going to happen, I'd rather it be robots that are the ones in harm's way.

Post by StavrosK » Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 10:58 AM UTC

brador wrote: post #9

FBT wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't it better to have robots fighting and dying than humans? War sucks, and I do wish that we could have world peace. But if war is going to happen, I'd rather it be robots that are the ones in harm's way.

What would the robots be fighting for?

Post by chopin » Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 11:00 AM UTC

FBT wrote: post #6

scandox wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't we just get a kind of programmer's Hippocratic oath going here? Let's just all not facilitate autonomous shooting. I know both sides of the argument. I know it won't prevent it being done. I just mean if enough people agreed not to do it, then we'd at least generate enough disapproval for it not to be the subject of any PR Puff.

Isn't it better to have robots fighting and dying than humans? War sucks, and I do wish that we could have world peace. But if war is going to happen, I'd rather it be robots that are the ones in harm's way.

Post by ehnto » Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 11:00 AM UTC

FBT wrote: post #6

scandox wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't we just get a kind of programmer's Hippocratic oath going here? Let's just all not facilitate autonomous shooting. I know both sides of the argument. I know it won't prevent it being done. I just mean if enough people agreed not to do it, then we'd at least generate enough disapproval for it not to be the subject of any PR Puff.

Isn't it better to have robots fighting and dying than humans? War sucks, and I do wish that we could have world peace. But if war is going to happen, I'd rather it be robots that are the ones in harm's way.

Post by executesorder66 » Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 11:01 AM UTC

curiousgal wrote: post #8

I would be more impressed if their opponent were more technically sophisticated. You have people pretending to build a tank on one hand and people with automated robots on the other? Seems a bit overkill and pointless IMHO.