Ukrainian official confirms first battlefield deaths caused by fully autonomous AI drones
By
Matthew Sparkes
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A senior Ukrainian defence industry figure confirmed that fully autonomous AI-controlled drones, with no human oversight, killed Russian soldiers on the battlefield for the first time during a one-off test two years ago in the Ukraine war. Drone-maker Alexander Kokhanovskyy supplied the technology and stated the test involved 10 AI-controlled "Terminator" drones set to destroy anything in a given area, resulting in confirmed casualties. The technology has not been implemented more widely.
Key quotes
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It's a test. We never implemented it [more widely].
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