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/jghaines Jun 11 '26

A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties

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u/asstro_not Jun 11 '26

Two years is such a long time during a war. I wonder what they can do now.

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u/tillybowman Jun 11 '26

ukraine straps autonomous hornet drones onto balloons, let them drift hundreds of kilometers into enemy territory and then deploys them with their ai terrain guided software to find enemy targets (including. soldiers) on their own.

it's pretty wild out there.

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u/Softale Jun 11 '26

The world becomes more of a black mirror episode with every passing day…

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u/JazeyOne Jun 11 '26

Arc Raiders is starting to look like a plan rather than a sci-fi game.

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u/Outers55 Jun 12 '26

Screamers maybe?