This title is super sensationalist. Any distracted reader will think that the drone killed an actual human being, which is a lie since the claims was that it happened in a virtual environment.
Anything for a click these days?
Anything for a click these days?
The story was meant to make a point about class inheritance. No idea of that ever actually happened and I assume it didn't, but it was a great thought experiment to make a point if nothing else.
In this case whether its a though experiment or an actual event during one simulation, the point is important and it shines a light on real world risks if and when AI is given direct control over UAVs.