Comments on: Robo-Warriors: Part One http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/03/01/robo-warriors-part-one/ Autumn Rain 2110 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: JamesW http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/03/01/robo-warriors-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:27:14 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/03/01/robo-warriors-part-one/#comment-11 What I got out of the Sharkey article is that we’re one step closer to the Butlerian Jihad, but it may not look quite like Terminator squads scorching the earth. Pak’s semtex/cell phone device strapped to a remote controlled or laser-guided toy plane wouldn’t need an AI to do its job.

]]> By: Pak AKA Chew http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/03/01/robo-warriors-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:33:53 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/03/01/robo-warriors-part-one/#comment-9 I have seen some of the same reports and I agree that the usage of robotics by “terrorists” – at least as the term is used to describe the typical islamic jihadist – may not prove likely in the near future, I wouldn’t forget the same possibility by other “terrorists” entirely – as ultra-nationalists, christian extremists and separatists of all sorts also still exist.

Also in some news reports – the amount of sophistication in IEDs in Iraq has grown by leaps and bounds since the beginning of the occupation and does demonstrate their willingness towards technological improvisation so if we fast forward 10, 20, 30 years I think any predictions we make today will certainly require our return for reconsideration.

Either way – I would stay out of the Sand Box. It might not be a robot – but semtex + ball bearings and a cell phone will still kill you dead :-D

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