In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s war has become a crucible for the technologies of the 21st century. Among the most transformative—yet controversial—tools now emerging on the front lines are battlefield AI systems, particularly those designed to autonomously detect, identify, track, and, in some cases, kill enemy targets. Often dubbed “hunter-killer algorithms,” these systems are rapidly reshaping the nature of combat and raising profound ethical questions about the
  • funkajunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Ethical boundaries?

    Russia wanted this, now that they’ve “fucked around” it’s time to “find out”

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      I want loitering munitions with face detection, all targeting Putin, his oligarchs and their families.

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      8 hours ago

      If ethical boundaries get thrown out in times of trouble, we don’t have ethical boundaries. It’s easy to not step over the line in times of peace.

    • foggenbooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      1 day ago

      Yup. Look I don’t like the idea of drone/robot warfare, but Ukraine doesn’t have enough military support to win conventionally. As much as I wish allied countries would take the gloves off, they are still assisting minimally from afar so Ukraine has to get creative.