No. I don’t have direct neighbors and wasn’t born then.
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Killbot 1337, “Detecting ambulatory heat sources in Kill Zone.”
Operator, “Hmmm… it looks like a civilian wedding party.”
Killbot 1337, “Query: Good Guy/Bad Guy?”
Operator, “Well, they aren’t necessarily Good Guys…”
Killbot 1337: veeeeeeeeBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTweeeeeeee
Operator, “Okay, I’m putting an order in with Amazon for half a dozen Insurgent Appropriate Small Arms to be airdropped at the following co-ordinates.”
@Hummmm “Those standards, in short form: whatever happens, get the propaganda right.”
“So what’s the difference between the Killbot 1337 and the Killbot 1337b?”
“Improved optics.”
“What, better visual sensors?”
“No, we’ve programmed it to not enter Kill Frenzy when there are journalists in the area.”
@ninjustin Maginegun Learning?
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So the robot vehicle first attempted to wipe out the watching brass, then when restrained from doing that, it refused to engage the intended target and fired on the ground instead?
Hmm, it seems fully automated luxury communism may be closer than we think. Humans optional apparently.
Also, seems a particularly bad project to name after Alvin York. Don’t they wait until these things are finished before naming them?
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Well, it is a transport droid.
There are three ‘laws’, so…
Persons who authorize the use of, direct the use of, or operate autonomous and semiautonomous weapon systems must do so with appropriate care and in accordance with the law of war, applicable treaties, weapon system safety rules, and applicable rules of engagement (ROE).
c. Autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems intended to be used in a manner that falls within the policies in subparagraphs 4.c.(1) through 4.c.(3) will be considered for approval in accordance with the approval procedures in DoD Directive 5000.01 (Reference (b)), DoD Instruction 5000.02 (Reference (c )), and other applicable policies and issuances.
(1) Semi-autonomous weapon systems (including manned or unmanned platforms,
munitions, or sub-munitions that function as semi-autonomous weapon systems or as
subcomponents of semi-autonomous weapon systems) may be used to apply lethal or non-lethal, kinetic or non-kinetic force. Semi-autonomous weapon systems that are onboard or integrated with unmanned platforms must be designed such that, in the event of degraded or lost communications, the system does not autonomously select and engage individual targets or specific target groups that have not been previously selected by an authorized human operator.
(2) Human-supervised autonomous weapon systems may be used to select and engage targets, with the exception of selecting humans as targets, for local defense to intercept attempted time-critical or saturation attacks for:
(a) Static defense of manned installations.
(b) Onboard defense of manned platforms.
(3) Autonomous weapon systems may be used to apply non-lethal, non-kinetic force, such as some forms of electronic attack, against materiel targets in accordance with DoD Directive 3000.3 (Reference (d)).
More ominously, the Directive continues:
d. Autonomous or semi-autonomous weapon systems intended to be used in a manner that falls outside the policies in subparagraphs 4.c.(1) through 4.c.(3) must be approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)); the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)); and the CJCS before formal development and again before fielding in accordance with the guidelines in Enclosure 3, References (b) and (c), and other applicable policies and issuances.
… which again just refers to “appropriate levels of human judgment” without defining what an ‘appropriate’ level is.
The Directive is available here:
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The naming is part of the marketing to sell the thing.
So, no.
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You’re right of course.
It’s all right, the Bolo units are pretty ethical.
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Last 200+ years. It all went downhill for American hospitality to its neighbors after the War of 1812.
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There’s a difference?
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Exclusive screenshot of the “in the loop” interface:
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Only the beginning. Unfortunately.
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