The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons "slaughterbots."

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.”

  • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Boeing and the like are probably stocking up on extra suits as they can’t stop drooling all over themselves.

    War with minimal casualties just means more and more money to steal from us to dump into military technology corps for longer periods of time since the population won’t be in an uproar over loss of life.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Can they at least live stream it so there is something good to watch? I am running low on bread and this circus is getting boring.