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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by tempestn on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:18PM (#47174379)
If they had access to them in Ukraine, both sides would already be using them I expect. Right now jamming of drones is a huge obstacle. One way it's dealt with is to run literal wired drones with massive spools of cable strung out behind them. A fully autonomous drone would be a significant advantage in this environment.

I'm not making a values judgment here, just saying that they will absolutely be used in war as soon as it's feasible to do so. The only exception I could see is if the world managed to come together and sign a treaty explicitly banning the use of autonomous weapons, but it's hard for me to see that happening in the near future.

Edit: come to think of it, you could argue a landmine is a fully autonomous weapon already.

Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by scottyah on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:35PM (#47174599)
Hah, I had the same realization about landmines. Along with the other commenter, really it would be better to add intelligence to these autonomous systems to limit the nastiness of the currently-deployed systems. If a landmine could distinguish between a real target and an innocent civilian 50yrs later, it's be a lot better.
Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by mothballed on Thursday February 26, 2026 @07:39PM (#47174637)
A landmine blowing up the enemy civilian 50 years later is probably seen as an advantage by the force deploying them. A bit like "salting the earth."
Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by scottyah on Thursday February 26, 2026 @08:07PM (#47174917)
Depressingly true.
Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by jacquesm on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:47PM (#47175766)
Many landmines disarm after a while.
Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by kgwxd on Thursday February 26, 2026 @10:31PM (#47176129)
It's weird that people still think that the people who's job it is to kill people, or make things that kill people, really care about people more than the killing part. They don't give a shit who blows up, as long as no one comes knocking on their door about it.