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Ken's avatar

I really like that idea, “dangerous to their masters.” Let’s do that one.

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Læwis's avatar

I doubt the ability of engineers to come up with a workable system of automated drones to kill combatants, due to a few key parts.

Lack of understanding of how to design a 'bird' like device that knows what to kill when to kill and do so effectively without blue on blue occuring

Reduction in total number of educated professionalals needed to start such projects

The reality that the logistics of such devices would be nigh-um impossible to source reliably en mass for and from one nation/ place (supply chain would be global as a result subject to all pros and cons)

The harshest reality that a more technically advanced society, or in this case military, actually has a higher demand on the number of men employed to produce, maintain and broadly use the devices, thereby defeating the point of the intended theoretical benefits of drones in the military.

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