AgentTin t1_ix6iliy wrote on November 21, 2022 at 2:55 AM

Reply to comment by onedoesnotjust in ‘Part of the kill chain’: how can we control weaponised robots? | Artificial intelligence (AI) by Gari_305

Either we are talking about remote controlled robots, like predator drones or we are talking about fully autonomous systems. The question is what job we think is better served by the robots.

Robots work as bombers because people and the stuff necessary to keep them alive are heavy and a plane functions much better without us sitting in it.

A robotic dog isn't really any better in most situations than just a dude, or a regular dog. It is going to require a power grid and maintenance while soldiers just require food, bullets, and water.

AI on the other hand is more interesting. It can notice patterns humans don't and it can potentially make choices and act far more quickly than a human can. One space I think this might be helpful is in point defense. If the AI could recognize car bombs or suicide bombers it could act to neutralize the threat before the guards are even aware of it.

Fork lifts exist because humans are weak, AI exists because people are stupid and expensive. Where can AI either outperform or undercut a human?

onedoesnotjust t1_ix6jxc3 wrote on November 21, 2022 at 3:06 AM

Training a soldier costs millions. Its more than just food and water.

More equivalent would be longbows vs. crossbows.

Takes years of training to use a longbow, crossbows are easy to use.

You don't have to seperate it all, it's unrealistic.

Combine all that, drones with bombs/cameras, dogs with guns/cameras, AI system sorting through footage real time and giving analysis, and one operator to get operational permission.
That's future war.

Mrsparkles7100 t1_ix75jh5 wrote on November 21, 2022 at 6:45 AM

Pretty much the loyal wingman program. F35,22 and next gen fighters act as the mobile control centres. Have squadron of fully/semi autonomous drones as wingman. Let’s say 2 human manned planes and 4 or 5 wingman. Have one pilot giving out instructions to drones and then AI takes over as it attacks it target.

Then you can leave that wingman on continuously loitering programs over regions. Have their own Kill list of priority targets. Real time intel gets uploaded, triggers the strike program in the drone.

UK is looking to adapt catapult system to its carriers to adapt to its future loyal wingman program.

So yeah that film Stealth isn’t too crazy sounding given enough time.