This is getting weirder by the day. Emerging tech growing faster than our ability to manage and constrain it.
Autonomous drone attacked soldiers in Libya all on its own – CNET
Autonomous drone attacked soldiers in Libya all on its own Libyan forces were “hunted down and remotely engaged” by an autonomous drone, a UN report reads. Daniel Van Boom May 31, 2021 8:55 p.m. PT LISTEN – 01:49 The STM Kargu-2, which its manufacturer describes as a “rotary wing attack drone loitering munition system.” STM The fear of killer robots is as old as robots themselves — thinkers like Elon Musk and Sam Harris have long argued that AI poses a serious threat to human civilization. But if you’re at all panicked about AI or robots, a new UN report may add to your anxiety, as it explains that a drone attacked (and possibly killed) soldiers all on its own. It’s thought to be the first recorded case of an autonomous drone attack. The incident occurred in March 2020 in Libya, a country that was in the midst of a civil war. Turkey, a key combatant in the war, deployed the STM Kargu-2 drone, according to the UN Security Council’s Panel of Experts on Libya report. The drone, which the report refers to as a “lethal autonomous weapon,” then found and attacked Libya’s Haftar Armed Forces.