Ukraine and Russia Deploy AI-Powered Drones, Raising Ethical Issues
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The war in Ukraine shows AI-guided drones, not nukes, are the real AI weapon, with both sides deploying drones with increasing autonomy.
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Drones guided by target-identifying AI can attack enemies autonomously, like the Russian Lancet "kamikaze" drones.
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Ukraine is incorporating AI to optimize artillery fire, saving ammunition and lives. More advanced AI drones are coming.
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The U.S. plans swarms of autonomous Replicator vehicles to overcome China's manpower advantage within 2 years.
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As drones get cheaper and more effective than piloted aircraft, the role of human decisions in future drone warfare raises huge ethical issues.