REPLICATOR, the Pentagon's name for drone swarms.

[turkeydance]

quote:

...the Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by 2026 to keep pace with China.
The ambitious initiative — dubbed Replicator — seeks to galvanize progress in the too-slow shift of U.S. military innovation to leverage platforms that are small, smart, cheap, and many..."

Pentagon's AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

Artificial intelligence employed by the Pentagon has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones, helped Ukraine fight Russia, predicts when Air Force jets need maintenance and tracks rivals’ satellites in space.

apnews.com

 

[willpgn]

 

[wheelgun_man]

“Matrix”. “Terminator”. "Runaway". The line between science fiction and science fact is becoming harder to see each day.

Weaponized AI-controlled drones. Machines in control. Money quote:

“While its funding is uncertain and details vague, Replicator is expected to accelerate hard decisions on what AI tech is mature and trustworthy enough to deploy - including on weaponized systems.

… And though officials insist humans will always be in control, experts say advances in data-processing speed and machine-to-machine communications will inevitably relegate people to supervisory roles.”

“Mature and trustworthy”. Humans always in control. Yeah, that'll work. But one day, it’ll wake up “old and cranky” and want humans to “get off my lawn”.

 

[Catfish]

Resistance is futile!