[Joe Brower]

Machines suddenly 'waking up' one day has been the stuff of fiction for ages. Still hasn't happened. What embodies consciousness? We really don't know. How do we ourselves work? A mystery. Not to say we might not stumble over it in the dark. But even then, automatic hostility isn't a certainty.

I'm much more concerned with robots that are directed by people to kill people -- something we've made major strides on in just the last decade -- ten-plus years of war provides a lot of funding. We see the ever-growing use of drones, mostly ariel at this point, but ground-based units are also being created.

Here's an example: Check this out on YouTube. How'd you like to have something like this the size of a car coming after you, say, to collect your guns? Now what?

That's the future. And it's closer than we think.

[Bidimus1]

3 little letters....

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[Lazamataz]

I'm much more concerned with robots that are directed by people to kill people -- something we've made major strides on in just the last decade -- ten-plus years of war provides a lot of funding. We see the ever-growing use of drones, mostly ariel at this point, but ground-based units are also being created. Here's an example: Check this out on YouTube. How'd you like to have something like this the size of a car coming after you, say, to collect your guns? Now what?

Running won't help. The last sound you will hear will be thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack....

thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack....