Recent Pentagon statements confirm the acceleration of autonomous weapons development I predicted in my article. Senior defense officials now openly discuss investing in "autonomous killer robots" rather than abstract AI research—marking a significant shift from theoretical frameworks to practical deployment.
Most notably, the Pentagon is revamping its procurement model: instead of fully funding R&D ($100M government investment), they're moving to a model where industry bears 98% of development costs. This public-private approach will dramatically compress the timeline I outlined.
The creation of a new office (described as a "commercial-engineering version of DARPA") signals institutional commitment to this strategy. Combined with the 2023 policy updates establishing a "chain of custody" for development and deployment, we're witnessing the foundation for rapid advancement despite UN opposition.
My original phased timeline (2024-2030) now appears conservative. The integration of autonomous systems into military doctrine is accelerating, raising urgent questions about oversight, international norms, and the evolving nature of warfare.
"the critical edge comes from the ability of the AI to “learn” and for Ukrainian operators to “train” the software further it is said that SAKER can now distinguish Russian soldiers simply by their uniforms, their weapons and equipment and even by the way they move after being “fed” countless videos of Russian operational forces"
When there is no rush of losing human lives, the only limits to belligerence will be the industrial capacity to build, replenish and rearm autonomous killing machines. This will lead to deterrence via similar numbers of AI powered machines... or escalation to threaten the human population of the belligerent parties. This is a deeply destabilizing technology set and the only future with them running amok in it will nasty, vicious and short.
So the coming hellscape is what I am reading where one side has the capability to basically kill with impunity innocent civilians as a means of "war policy".. And all the while the MIC will be protected along with their paid-for Senators and Representatives and customers of course... This sounds lovely...
Ukraine’s strike serves as a visceral example of how AGI will work as a warfighting tool—and how humans will work alongside AGI. :
https://time.com/7291455/ukraine-demonstrated-agi-war/
Timeline accelerating: https://futurism.com/pentagon-plan-killer-robots
Recent Pentagon statements confirm the acceleration of autonomous weapons development I predicted in my article. Senior defense officials now openly discuss investing in "autonomous killer robots" rather than abstract AI research—marking a significant shift from theoretical frameworks to practical deployment.
Most notably, the Pentagon is revamping its procurement model: instead of fully funding R&D ($100M government investment), they're moving to a model where industry bears 98% of development costs. This public-private approach will dramatically compress the timeline I outlined.
The creation of a new office (described as a "commercial-engineering version of DARPA") signals institutional commitment to this strategy. Combined with the 2023 policy updates establishing a "chain of custody" for development and deployment, we're witnessing the foundation for rapid advancement despite UN opposition.
My original phased timeline (2024-2030) now appears conservative. The integration of autonomous systems into military doctrine is accelerating, raising urgent questions about oversight, international norms, and the evolving nature of warfare.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/40500
"the critical edge comes from the ability of the AI to “learn” and for Ukrainian operators to “train” the software further it is said that SAKER can now distinguish Russian soldiers simply by their uniforms, their weapons and equipment and even by the way they move after being “fed” countless videos of Russian operational forces"
On track: https://www.businessinsider.com/drones-in-ukraine-war-soon-wont-need-human-pilots-commander-2024-9
When there is no rush of losing human lives, the only limits to belligerence will be the industrial capacity to build, replenish and rearm autonomous killing machines. This will lead to deterrence via similar numbers of AI powered machines... or escalation to threaten the human population of the belligerent parties. This is a deeply destabilizing technology set and the only future with them running amok in it will nasty, vicious and short.
So the coming hellscape is what I am reading where one side has the capability to basically kill with impunity innocent civilians as a means of "war policy".. And all the while the MIC will be protected along with their paid-for Senators and Representatives and customers of course... This sounds lovely...