The US Air Force wants $5.8 billion to build 1,000 AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft, possibly more, as part of its next generation air dominance initiative::The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons “slaughterbots.”

    • @mean_bean279@lemmy.world
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      81 year ago

      Ahem, Acktually this would be more akin to the hit 2000s movie Stealth starring Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel. Terminator is more like what Boston Dynamics does. 🤖

      Note: “hit” is very loosely used here.

      • @Jeredin@lemm.ee
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        21 year ago

        Just want to add that Macross Plus came out first and has far more amazing story - just skim Macross wiki for a history primer up to Macross 7, as Plus takes place before it. That said, if one is interested in partaking, it comes in at least two flavors: mini-series or movie. Suggestion: watch both as each has content the other doesn’t.

    • @ButtholeSpiders@startrek.website
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      11 year ago

      It also proves that people who don’t understand AI, think you can simply AI everything equals success. This idea will be a huge money pit.

      But, that’s exactly what the company that gets the contract is praying for.