New $37 Million Order for TALON EOD Robots
To a robotic system, a school bus and a tank maybe the same!
Are they just merely algorithms in a programme?
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“Targeting individuals who pose an imminent threat to the US is a lawful exercise of self-defense. But the current US targeted killing program – using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) to strike terrorist operatives wherever we find them – raises a big red flag.
This is not simply because the policy uses UAVs – remotely piloted combat aircraft are not inherently unlawful. Nor simply because of civilian deaths: although horrible and tragic, not all civilian deaths from military operations are unlawful. Nor simply because most strikes are in countries with whom we are not at war: states have a right to act in self-defense to protect their national security, even outside of armed conflict. Nor is it simply because intelligence personnel carry out many of the strikes: nothing in international law mandates that only military personnel can engage in combat.” Source: guardian.co.uk
The Military uses 12,000 Ground Robots and 7,000 Drone Planes Watch This Video about the Militaries Newest Recruits
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Would be interesting if some group of luminaries would consider creating a “bot” equipped with AI that might “win” at games such as “peacemaker” http://www.peacemakergame.com/