AI-guided weapons questioned over 'autonomous' definition and target defaults

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-06-07 16:13

A user on Mastodon questions whether advanced guided munitions relying on remote AI for targeting can truly be considered autonomous. They express concern that the default target set for such systems might be "All Humans," contrasting this with a desired default of "No Humans," with explicit exceptions made for specific targets. AI

IMPACT Raises ethical questions about the default targeting parameters for AI-powered weapon systems and the definition of autonomy in warfare.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a user's opinion and questions about AI in weapon systems, not a primary release or significant event.

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Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-06-07 16:13

Not sure that state-of-the-art precision guided munitions and weapon systems can be described as 'autonomous systems' if they rely on a real-time comms link to

Not sure that state-of-the-art precision guided munitions and weapon systems can be described as 'autonomous systems' if they rely on a real-time comms link to an # AI in some data centre somewhere in the CONUS, but there are bigger issues to grapple with... What should the defau…

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Not sure that state-of-the-art precision guided munitions and weapon systems can be described as 'autonomous systems' if they rely on a real-time comms link to

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