Are autonomous offensive weapons the future? Should they be banned?

SGT Derrick Evans — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:35:04 -0400

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Aug 6 at 2015 10:43 AM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:43:44 -0400

What could possibly go wrong?

http://bolo.wikia.com/wiki/Bolos

... Keith Laumer's Bolos! A Bolo is a fictional type of artificially intelligent tank. They were first imagined by Keith Laumer, and have since been featured in science fiction novels and short story anthologies by himself and others.

Response by SGT Derrick Evans made Aug 6 at 2015 11:14 AM

SGT Derrick Evans — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:14:17 -0400

Here is a great article on the subject - The proposed ban on offensive autonomous weapons is unrealistic and dangerous
So says former U.S. Army officer and autonomous weapons expert Sam Wallace
August 5, 2015

http://goo.gl/P52iX2

The proposed ban on offensive autonomous weapons is unrealistic and dangerous | KurzweilAI

AI-controlled armed, autonomous UAVs may take over when things start to happen faster than human thought in future wars. From Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (credit:

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Aug 6 at 2015 11:33 AM

CW4 Guy Butler — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:33:39 -0400

Yeah, what could go wrong?

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 6 at 2015 6:53 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:53:58 -0400

They are the future of military revolutions in technology.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Aug 7 at 2015 2:29 AM

SrA Matthew Knight — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:29:29 -0400

I am all for having weapons that our troops aren't directly inside of receiving fire during the operation as long as a troop is in direct control of the vehicle/weapon from another location and has the means to shut down or recall the device if necessary. I do not like the idea of having something pre-programmed to do everything on it's own without human interaction at some level though. Too many possibilities for operations gone wrong.