China Robots

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China's autonomous "killer robots" are on track to serve its military on the battlefield within two years, setting a course for a new age of AI-powered warfare which one expert called "the greatest danger to the survival of humankind."

Remote forms of warfare, from drones to cyberattacks, have played an increasingly central role in this century's theatres of war. Control of the skies with unmanned aerial vehicles has been critical issue in the ongoing war in Ukraine, and last week, the U.S. Department of Defense unveiled a fresh $1 billion investment to upgrade its drone fleet.

Several major powers have taken this development a step further, and begun to develop fully autonomous, AI-powered "killer robots" to replace their soldiers on the battlefield.

"I would be surprised if we don't see autonomous machines coming out of China within two years," Francis Tusa, a leading defence analyst, told National Security News. He added that China was developing new AI-powered ships, submarines, and aircraft at a "dizzying rate."

"They are moving four or five times faster than the States," he warned. China and Russia are already reported to have collaborated on the development of AI-powered autonomous weaponry. Per Newsweek

Im probably less worried about "AI Powered autonomous weaponry" in the near term and think its probably easier to imagine more human-remote-controlled scenarios of robotics. Meaning todays drones in warfare are still flown by humans, can China or the US get to a state where humanoid robots are controlled by humans? I think thats believable and easier to achieve while being just as scary.

30$ drones still meta of the current patch. So i don't think anything will soon change in the military aspects

Nah too expensive and too many cheap humans to use

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