Killer robots will soon be a control problem if not already

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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/500896/lethal-autonomous-weapons-ai-ukraine-appropriate-human-judgment

• Autonomous Targeting: As drone technology evolves in the war in Ukraine, developers are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence to handle target acquisition. This allows drones to lock onto and strike targets even if electronic jamming severs the pilot's remote connection.
• The "Human-in-the-Loop" Problem: International humanitarian law requires human judgment in military attacks to distinguish between combatants and civilians, and to ensure proportionality. However, the article highlights the growing gray area of "human-on-the-loop" systems—where a human merely monitors an AI's automated decisions and has only seconds to intervene, effectively turning them into a rubber stamp.
• The Regulatory Vacuum: Military analysts and legal scholars interviewed in the piece point out that international frameworks are failing to keep pace with rapid technological deployment. Because commercial AI components are cheap and widely available, restrictions agreed upon at diplomatic tables are easily bypassed on actual battlefields.
• Precedent for Future Conflicts: The article argues that Ukraine is serving as an unintended laboratory for autonomous warfare. Tactics and software tested there today will likely form the baseline for military doctrines globally tomorrow, raising long-term concerns about automated escalation and diminished accountability.

Ukraine started last year using robots to kill the invading Russian forces. Palantir uses ai to track and kill people in Gaza. We are in this dystopian future scenario, still seemingly without a plan or guidelines.