"It was just an experiment." - Dr. Frankenstein
Posted on 03/09/2024 6:42:51 AM PST by BenLurkin
In just a few hours, Luis Wenus, an engineer and entrepreneur, converted a $115 (£89.99) drone into the basis of a deadly weapon.
Using AI facial recognition the drone was programmed to recognise individuals and race towards them at full speed.
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In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, Mr Wenus and his engineer colleague, demonstrated how a commercial drone can be programmed to chase down targets.
In the post, Mr Wenus writes: 'I thought it would be fun to build a drone that chases you around as a game.'
The drone uses an AI 'object detection model' to recognise faces using its onboard camera.
Once it sees a face, the drone is programmed to try and keep it in the centre of its view and fly directly forward, chasing down its target.
In one mode the drone will charge directly towards anything it recognises as a face.
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I’m glad my name isn’t Sarah Connor, John Connor, or Kyle Reese…
If it doesn’t exist already, I could see a game like laser tag played with a drone. It would have to have different levels, or you’d lose every time.
Or program it for exercise, maybe running intervals. It could pace you at the desired speed.
“’I thought it would be fun to build a drone that chases you around as a game.’”
Yeah...so much fun. Like those times he pulled the wings off flies and killed small animals.
Let me guess: government’s going to buy these and sic them on anybody with a dissenting opinion against the administration? Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist or anything, but so much has been done over the past three years, it just wouldn’t shock me at all if it were the case.
or anyone in the Atradies family.
Oh no,
Now come the great ideas, proposals for more regulations, legislators proposing laws...
At this point, I guess I’m relieved that AI cannot identify white people. I have a feeling that they are working on that.
Lisan al-Gaib, Kwisatz Haderach, Muad’Dib, Paul...
Well gee, isn’t that just swell? People hostile to this nation will get ahold of the tech, and send them out while not risking their own lives- the tech will be especially dangerous in any no gun zones. If terrorists get ahold of this, what happened in Israel recently will happen far more often. I’m so glad our nation doesn’t send palestinians millions of dollars every year..... oh wait, my bad.
I predict that building home made anti-drone drones will soon become an essential skill for insurgents.
The ones that are running are VC, the ones standing still are well disciplined VC.
Get Some!
>> At this point, I guess I’m relieved that AI cannot identify white people.
ROFL! I see what you did there.
You think they can make a movie like that today?
Ping
Typical bully rhetoric.
Sure. It’s just a game. Just a joke.
As if he didn’t know what else it could be used for.
"It was just an experiment." - Dr. Frankenstein
I have a friend who has PhDs in engineering and physics. We’ve discussed some interesting topics. He could create weapons of small and mass destruction that sound like science fiction. One makes nukes look like firecrackers. But he won’t release the information.
Short version: just because you can does not mean you should...
Let me guess: government’s going to buy these and sic them on anybody with a dissenting opinion against the administration? Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist or anything, but so much has been done over the past three years, it just wouldn’t shock me at all if it were the case. ~ cross_bearer_02The government wants to disarm us after 247 yrs 'cuz they
At no point in history has any government ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason
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