A leading expert has issued a grim warning about how a new generation of robot weapons being developed by world powers, including India and China, imperils humankind.
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3 comments:
That would seem to put a bit of a taint on my Bjork sexbot fantasy...."Wow, you want to have sex, right outside the White House gates...? I mean what brought this on...? Because the blast radius works for you...wha? Hey wait a tic..."
Philip Shropshire
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Terrorists aren't known for their technological sophistication. Moreover, a "robobomber" would be a lot easier to spot than a human one. I doubt miltary bots will even see much actual combat, since it strikes me that they would actually be a lot easier to put out of commission than a human soldier. And a lot more expensive in terms of dollar loss. More sensationalism....
Philip--
Nice scenario! :-)
WMB--
I tend to agree. I don't wholly dismiss the potential for robots as instruments for Evil Doers, but I think old-fashioned "organic" suicide bombs will continue to prevail in the near-term.
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