Posted on 02/14/2022 5:03:07 PM PST by devane617
IT is strange to hear so many still think these are being created only to fight other countries. After witnessing the present day concerns in the USA, Australia, and Canada.
Yes…but the cat is out of the bag…
If you want “Skynet” this is how you get “Skynet”.
I read today that Red China has deployed two types of land robots which carry machine guns. One is fully autonomuos and the ther can ne either autonomous or remote controlled. The Chinese soldiers could not adapt to the frigid high altitude conditions so they use robots in a stand off with Indias Army forces.
The PLA have had these since 2014 and have not used them until now:
“The PLA has two different types of UGV’s: the Sharp Claw and the Mule-200. The former can be controlled by an operator wirelessly in addition to moving on its own, and the latter can act as both an unmanned delivery truck or operate weapons, including mounted firearms.”
See:Photos
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-army-now-has-killer-robots-meet-sharp-claw-145302
Killer robots are basically a modern version of land mines.
bkmk
Maybe we should infuse each robot with Issac Asimov’s rules for robots.
First Law: A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Second Law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Those were wonderful stories.
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