Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones
Both sides are adding AI guidance and autonomous targeting to drones, while analysts warn the systems could outpace human control.
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Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones
Drones with autonomous functions reduce dependence on communications links and can escape attempts at jamming. But they come with huge ethical risks.
Russia‑Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones
By Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame A battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian sci-fi plot. And while that scenario has not yet arrived, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has moved modern warfare a notch down that road. In recent years, both nations have deployed semi-autonomous drones in combat and are rapidly racing toward fully au…
The war between Russia and Ukraine is accelerating the development of fully autonomous combat drones – aircraft that could identify, select and attack targets without direct operator control. Both sides are already using semi-autonomous systems, and there are also drones that use artificial intelligence to identify targets, navigate independently and take over guidance in the final stages of their flight. According to an analysis […]
A battlefield traversed by fully autonomous drones, capable of independently selecting and attacking targets without any human intervention, sounds like dark science fiction.
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