Back in the '60s/'70s,someone wrote a series of novels about sentient tanks. I read a few of them but I can't remember the author or any titles. The military's development of autonomous jet fighters has brought this back. I think that giving guns to an AI is the dumbest idea in the history of dumb ideas.
Posted 2025-07-24 10:01 PM (#33017 - in reply to #32893) Subject: Re: Killer Robots
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Yeah, I remember those! You might be thinking of Keith Laumer's Bolo series?sentient tanks with complex personalities and a strong sense of duty. Some of the stories were kind of tragic, showing how loyalty and firepower can be a dangerous mix. And yeah, @Geometry Dash Lite, history is full of examples of tech getting out of control. Giving it weapons just seems like asking for trouble.
Posted 2025-07-27 12:54 AM (#33021 - in reply to #33017) Subject: Re: Killer Robots
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And the ultimate example of giving an A.I. the keys to the nukes -- Skynet!
I can hear the Terminator theme now.
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Posted 2025-07-31 4:51 AM (#33029 - in reply to #32893) Subject: RE: Killer Robots
sunfighter - 2025-05-20 2:22 PM
Back in the '60s/'70s,someone wrote a series of novels about sentient tanks. I read a few of them but I can't remember the author or any titles. The military's development of autonomous jet fighters has brought this back. I think that giving guns to an AI is the dumbest idea in the history of dumb ideas.
I agree. History's full of examples where tech outpaced ethics, and this feels like one of those moments. Once we cross the line of machines deciding who lives or dies, we lose more than control; we lose our humanity.
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