No, seriously, THIS is the mission patch for Google's drone warfare AI contract with the Pentagon

… da’fuq? My thoughts in no particular order:

A seal for the group in a recent presentation, from project chief Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, depicts a trio of cheery cartoon robots under a Latin motto that Google Translate renders as “Our job is to help.

Of course that’s what Google translate says it means. Don’t bother double checking. I’m certain it’s correct. Latin’s a dead language anyway. I hear robots killed it.


None of them appear to be murderbots, although the red one with the rainbow logo seems to be attending an Ozzy Osborne concert. “Wooo! Freebird!” So it bears watching.


My reading from left to right, top to bottom: “Stop right there, happy citizen. Raise your hands and reach for the clouds. You have 3 seconds to get down on the floor before we shoot you in the heart. Our job is to help.”


This is… … someone’s kid must have designed this. That’s the only explanation I’m willing to accept.

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