Slaughterbots

7 years ago, this felt like science fiction: ▶ this video Now that we've seen the use of drones in the Ukraine war, 10k+ drone light shows, Waymo's autonomous cars, and tons of AI advancements in signals processing and planning, this seems obvious.

Now I'm convinced that these degenerates saw the Slaughterbots[1] video and thought "what a great idea!" Tyranny as a service is coming and the techno-fascists are thrilled to be in control. Welcome to the torment nexus. [1]: ▶ this video

There is another slaughterbots video that's worth watching, ▶ this video There's also a real video by anduril industries about this not anymore fictional scenario link

Why require RF at all? An attacker could give the drone a location they know their target will be at and let the drone autonomously guide itself to the target. [This dramatization][^1] focuses on full autonomy, but I'd argue it applies just as much to the steps leading up to it. All the more reason to take this threat seriously now. [1]: ▶ this video

Did you just upgrade the Slaughter bots? ▶ this video actually I think that you didn't because slaughter bots are trying to not cause any collateral damage

I think it depends, right? If you have a small number of high cost, high impact UAVs, you will target infra and supply columns. If you happen to have a cargo plane full of cheap, mass produced head-popper slaughterbots which you can dump over a town, they will remove all the humans and leave you with intact buildings, vehicles, and infra. ▶ this video

We are getting closer to a slaughter bot that is actually usable: ▶ this video my guess is that politicians will get scared when it becomes a reality

Killer bees are in S02E06 "Hated in the Nation", link There is another one with killer dogs in an apocalyptic wasteland (in black and white), S04E05 "Metalhead". The short film "Slaughterbots" ( ▶ this video ) fits it even more precisely though, I'd say.

I know it is rather sensationalized, but how far off is this kind of technology? ▶ this video "Slaughterbots" posted in 2017. If I had to guess, I'd say that the tiny drones in this video still aren't capable of carrying the computational horsepower necessary for a lot of the activities portrayed. But...isn't it really a matter of time?

I'm surprised there's no mention of the short film "Slaughterbots" on this exact topic: ▶ this video It's very well done and has an HN vibe to it (with a dark twist, of course).

Have you seen the Slaughterbots video? They seem potentially more dangerous and the hardware is much simpler: ▶ this video

The problem emerges when an actor most become a monster to win, sort of like Mutually Assured Destruction. I think that scifi shorts have the duty and power to show us the paths that certain developments entail. For example: - Slaughterbots: ▶ this video - Last Day of War: link