P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war
http://www.ted.com In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction — that now may not be so fictitious.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
That’s true, only a …
That’s true, only a coward use drones to kill….it’s not enough to fly above 10 km over the target, no now they are using drones.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Don’t worry, …
Don’t worry, someone could never hack into a war robot and use it as a terrorist weapon.
LOL
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Until the monkey is …
Until the monkey is improved, war will retain its position as a favourite pass-time.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
A million kamikazes.
A million kamikazes.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
This is more about …
This is more about propaganda than explaining the technology about his lecture.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Better than humans …
Better than humans vs human, Lol.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
and genitalia and …
and genitalia and stomachs that drive it.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
But, once war is …
But, once war is robots against robots… and the winner is the one who runs out of robots… then… war will become a game???
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
I agree. We went …
I agree. We went into Iraq under the delusion we would be helping them. I oppose the war not in principle, but because it was just stupid. I still stand by everything I said, though.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Ignorant shit
Ignorant shit