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LisaL

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7. Sounds like a very dangerous technology.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:47 PM

20 hrs ago

I can envision lots of things could go wrong here. How does a drone know if it's a Russian soldier they are firing on, as opposed to a civilian or even Ukrainian soldier?

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Ukraine's AI drones entered 'Terminator mode' and killed Russian soldiers -- no human fired [View all] highplainsdem 21 hrs ago OP

Thats terrifying. Srkdqltr 21 hrs ago #1

Yes. Not just the capability, but the decision to use fully autonomous drones with no human in the loop. highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #4

What if killer drone runs amuck and kills any available human? cbabe 21 hrs ago #2

That's why they should never even be tested on living targets. And since the drone manufacturer might highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #5

Yes. Sickening. Plus any computer is hackable and could be easily turned. And cbabe 21 hrs ago #6

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #3

Sounds like a very dangerous technology. LisaL 20 hrs ago #7

AI at its worst. Wonder Why 47 min ago #10

This is a threat to everyone and it won't take much to make it imminent Ponietz 20 hrs ago #8

NO MATTER ANYONE'S side on this war, this is very bad news. But I think I saw Sarah Connor go by in a jeep.... LT Barclay 17 hrs ago #9