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Military leaders "are quite clear that they want autonomous robots as soon as possible, because they are more cost-effective and give a risk-free war," he said.
Sepka wrote:Any useful technology can become a threat if it falls into the hands of terrorists. The answer isn't to restrict technology, but to exterminate the terrorists.
Any glorious robot technology can become a threat if it falls into the hands of human. The answer isn't to restrict technology, but to exterminate the humans.
Any useful technology can become a threat if it falls into the hands of terrorists. The answer isn't to restrict technology, but to exterminate the terrorists.
exterminate the terrorists
erosoplier wrote:these boys are allowed to use humanity's best and brightest, and humanity's economic surplus, to make better killing machines.
And critters like Sepka think of this as "the advance of civilization."
Sepka wrote:erosoplier wrote:these boys are allowed to use humanity's best and brightest, and humanity's economic surplus, to make better killing machines.
And critters like Sepka think of this as "the advance of civilization."
I do, yes. Would you rather see us send our soldiers to be maimed and killed in place of machines? Or would you prefer that we just use area-effect weapons that keep our soldiers safe, but can't discriminate between combatants and civilians?
Sepka wrote:erosoplier wrote:these boys are allowed to use humanity's best and brightest, and humanity's economic surplus, to make better killing machines.
And critters like Sepka think of this as "the advance of civilization."
I do, yes. Would you rather see us send our soldiers to be maimed and killed in place of machines? Or would you prefer that we just use area-effect weapons that keep our soldiers safe, but can't discriminate between combatants and civilians?
erosoplier wrote:I'd rather your soldiers stayed home, Sepka. What do you think of that idea?
erosoplier wrote:If your people had only applied some common sense and some then state-of-the-art technology a few decades ago, your fuel needs would be half of what they are today. Why can't America advance civilization by inventing useful freedom- and democracy-promoting technology
We've allowed ourselves to get into a situation where hostile barbarians control a resource without which the civilized world's economy will collapse.
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