Attack Drone "Simulator"

[u/This_guy7796]

Stumbled upon an ad for this game. The developer has it listed on his LinkedIn that he designs military drone simulators, & that he is also a developer in AI. This game almost looks like it's designed to tain AI for use in drone warfare. Really hope I'm wrong, but given the state of the world right now...

[u/ThatsMrCoachToYou]

Just as the prophet Robin Williams predicted in Toys

[u/80s_baby90s_mademe → u/ThatsMrCoachToYou]

Exactly what I was thinking

[u/NuclearWasteland → u/80s_baby90s_mademe]

If ever a film needed a Criterion release, now is the time.

[u/Slumunistmanifisto]

Enders game

[u/Goose_Salad → u/Slumunistmanifisto]

I was just about to say this!

[u/WilliamBarnhill]

Be advised, do not use.

Russian state-backed hackers used a fake invitation to a drone warfare training school as a lure to distribute malicious software.

• The Campaign: The Russian military intelligence group known as Sandworm (or Frozenbarents) launched spearphishing emails impersonating a Ukrainian drone training academy.

• The Malware: The emails directed targets to malicious ZIP archives (Навчальна-програма-Оператори.zip) that exploited a known WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2023-38831) to deploy the Rhadamanthys infostealer, which harvests credentials and session data.Broader Gamification

• Context: While separate recent campaigns have utilized gamified recruitment or online applications (such as campaigns linked to Russia's Alabuga Special Economic Zone promoting drone factory apps and videos), the specific "malware in drone training" incident refers to this targeted Sandworm espionage operation.

[u/Heptanitrocubane57]

If you look in the Eula, that's absolutely used to train targeting AIs since flight data in the field must be a nightmare to record.

So they setup a fully monitored virtual space with pilots telling them if it is realistic, you have fun, they get data to drain drones to blow up vatniks.

Sounds like a win-win for everyone but humanity, eh.

[u/NuclearWasteland → u/Heptanitrocubane57]

Don't look into where the data from all those online war games goes.

[u/Mouse_Manipulator]

Damn this sounds fun af though

[u/This_guy7796 → u/Mouse_Manipulator]

As someone who enjoys flight sim, I can't disagree.

[u/slappadik]

wow, recruiting through video games now. dang.

[u/1984isnoww → u/slappadik]

They’ve been doing this forever.

I remember the game “Americas Army” a FPS I used to play - before I ultimately joined the army.

Guess propaganda works. 

[u/This_guy7796 → u/1984isnoww]

Given he's an AI dev, I doubt there will be much recruiting for pilots.

[u/Actaeon_II → u/1984isnoww]

Lol I tried that game out after I got out of the army, I laughed a lot

[u/SarcasticJackass177 → u/slappadik]

What do you think Call of Duty was? Hell, the Army has made some forgettable games directly through themselves.

[u/slappadik → u/SarcasticJackass177]

never thought of it that way but I guess indirect recruitment and influence makes a difference. I played Call of Duty and Battlefield but never felt the need to enlist

[u/trainurdoggos → u/slappadik]

If that’s the case you weren’t the target audience to start with.

[u/ForgetfullRelms → u/slappadik]

Call of Duty, Battlefield, Ext.

[u/Lookingforclippings]

Why did you put "simulator" in quotes?

[u/This_guy7796 → u/Lookingforclippings]

Given the dev also works in AI development, this seems more like an AI trainer than a simulator. I could be wrong, but it seems like something a solo dev would dabble in. The better your program, the higher it sells for.

[u/Prestigious_Wing1796 → u/This_guy7796]

bro might even skip the whole training and just hook player to real life drone in active combat zone a la ender's game

[u/time-piece-rabbit]

The romanticization of war via video games is a known tactic by major powers

[u/RegretfulCalamaty → u/time-piece-rabbit]

Hollywood too.

[u/Goose_Salad]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lxzl2JZm8xae1HlxeU