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highplainsdem

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

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:21 PM

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It's extremely important that Ukraine have the moral high ground in this war against Russian aggression, and there's no moral high ground in testing autonomous killing machines on humans.

And there was no need to shut off recording by the autonomous drones - if it was actually shut off - when they needed to check the results from the test. Claiming the test wasn't recorded live sounds like an excuse for not showing everything that really happened.

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

Thats terrifying. Srkdqltr Yesterday #1

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

What if killer drone runs amuck and kills any available human? cbabe Yesterday #2

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

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

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Yesterday #3

Sounds like a very dangerous technology. LisaL Yesterday #7

AI at its worst. Wonder Why 8 hrs ago #10

This is a threat to everyone and it won't take much to make it imminent Ponietz Yesterday #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 Yesterday #9