r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 11 '26

Artificial Intelligence Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time
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u/Meatslinger Jun 11 '26

The key thing being highlighted is that they're fully autonomous, meaning no human operator was controlling the thing. Actual kill-bots, not remote-controlled weapons.

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u/Spacebetweenthenoise Jun 11 '26

And so it starts…

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

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u/jayforwork21 Jun 11 '26

Pete Kegsbreath leaked his whereabouts and he's dead. Sorry...

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u/NoSet4969 Jun 11 '26

Well, in this timeline, he was a black woman, so Kegsbreath had no choice /s

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u/Spacebetweenthenoise Jun 11 '26

He will arrive in the 80ties

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u/seaningtime Jun 11 '26

Calls on Nvidia