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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11737323/US-Pentagon-developing-new-weapon-mass-destruction-includes-THOUSANDS-drones.html
The US Pentagon is planning a new 'weapon of mass destruction'
that involves thousands of drones that strike by air, land
and water to destroy enemy defenses - but experts fear humans
could lose control of the 'swarms.'
The top-secret project, dubbed AMASS (Autonomous Multi-Domain
Adaptive Swarms-of-Swarms), would represent automated warfare
on an unprecedented scale.
AMASS is still in the planning stages, but DARPA (Defense
Advanced Research Project Agency) has been collecting bids
from suppliers for the $78 million contract.
Small drones would be equipped with weapons and tools for
navigation and communication, along with abilities ranging
from radar jamming to launching lethal attacks.
While the technology would change how the US goes to war,
experts in the industry raise concerns.
Zachary Kallenborn, a policy fellow at George Mason
University in Virginia, said: 'As the swarm grows in size,
it'll become virtually impossible for humans to manage
the decisions.'
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"Plannning" eh ? That's TOO LATE suckers ! China has
been WORKING on such things - with better 'AI' than
anything we have - for awhile ... air, land and sea
variants.
A swarm of 1000 killbots that act like 1000 angry
killer bees, except with bullets and rockets, WILL
ruin yer day. It's a kind of attack that's pretty
much impossible to defend against. The "AI" will
mean they can be given a general mission - and
they will work out the details while it's all
happening. Oh, and given computer power, expect
each drone to earn a "one shot, one kill" rep -
not like in the movies where they miss all the
time.
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