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Russian autonomous AI drone with Nvidia hardware kills Ukrainian citizens

A Mastodon user reported that a Russian kamikaze drone, reportedly equipped with Nvidia hardware and operating without human intervention, killed Ukrainian citizens. The user expressed concern about the development and use of autonomous AI weapons, noting that while AI has been misused in conflicts before, this instance represents a new level of autonomy. AI

IMPACT Highlights the ethical concerns and potential dangers of autonomous AI weapons in warfare.

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Russian autonomous AI drone with Nvidia hardware kills Ukrainian citizens

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Obviously # AI has contributed to tragic deaths & been abused in wars before, but those were not completely autonomous weapons without a human in the loop as fa

    Obviously # AI has contributed to tragic deaths & been abused in wars before, but those were not completely autonomous weapons without a human in the loop as far as we know. # Russians built the 1st reported autonomous AI killer robot, a kamikaze drone with # Nvidia hardware, & i…