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Self driving tanks don't seem particularly useful, but how about autonomous drones that swoop in to take out specific targets. Perhaps these targets are identified by running face recognition on a network of cameras that span a city. What if the targets are chosen by an algorithm that monitors social media and uses unknown criteria to determine each person's probability of being an enemy of the state?


I wouldn't say they are comparable.

I mean, the drones have to kill people in the first place, so if they end up doing that its a feature not a bug.

Drones are still relatively easier than tanks or cars which have to obey rules of traffic and interaction in day to day use.

Flying killer autonomous drones don't have to follow high way rules, or worry about many cases that civilian life throws up.




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