Straight Line of the Day: China is exporting killer autonomous drones to the Middle East. Meanwhile…
DoD Warns China Exporting Killer Autonomous Drones to Middle East
Flight Global | 06 November, 2019 | Garrett ReimChina is exporting unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to the Middle East which are capable of launching autonomous attacks.
That’s according to the Pentagon’s top leader, US defense secretary Mark Esper, who gave a speech about artificial intelligence at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence public conference on 5 November.
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China is developing autonomous UAVs as part of an effort to militarily surpass the USA and its allies, says Esper. AI could make autonomous UAVs cheaper and more lethal, he adds.
“Beijing has made it abundantly clear that it intends to be the world leader in AI by 2030,” he says. “While the US faces a mighty task in transitioning the world’s most advanced military to new AI enabled systems, China believes it can leapfrog our current technology and go straight to the next generation.”
China has already started selling autonomous UAVs to foreign militaries, says Esper.
“As we speak the Chinese government is already exporting some of the most advanced military aerial drones to the Middle East, as it prepares to export its next generation stealth UAVs when those come online,” says Esper. “In addition, Chinese weapons manufacturers are selling drones advertised as capable for autonomy, including the ability to conduct lethal targeted strikes.”
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Esper sought to differentiate the US military from China by saying Washington would develop a set of military ethics guidelines, while still seeking funds from the US Congress to advance the use of AI.
“We will harness the potential of AI to create a force fit for our time. We believe there’s tremendous opportunity to enhance a wide range of the department’s capabilities, from the back office to the front line,” he says. “And we will do this while being recognized as the world leader in military ethics, by developing principles for using AI in a lawful and ethical manner.”
…their human drones are killing people in Hong Kong.
Many Middle Eastern Clerics are learning how to say “Alahu Akbar” in Python
… our kids are totally awesome at Chinese knockoffs of video games.
China is exporting killer autonomous drones to the Middle East. Meanwhile back at the ranch Miss Ann, her father, and a young John Wayne are holding off the rustlers with old fashioned Winchesters.
… my freaking killer drone pizza delivery is taking forever.
… we’re all going to die in 11 years from global climate catastrophism, so we have that going for us…
… Epstein didn’t kill himself…
A Chinese drone killed him!!
Are you calling me a Chinese Drone?
… the Middle East, two hours later, is hungry for more.
… they aren’t truly autonomous, because China…
… FrankJ’s can’t-put-down novel, Hellbender, is available from fine booksellers everywhere.
… the Chinese killer drone video of the back of your head is coming from inside your house.
Let’s just take a minute and think rationally about this. Is really such a bad thing? Selling weapons that will allow middle easterners to kill each other off at an even higher rate than they are currently capable of? Personally I see a silver lining around this dark cloud. A win-win as it were.
…we realized they’re doing the same to us with vapes.
…the U.S. has been developing a controversial acoustic weapon code named “Project Nickelback.”
Umm, actually, they’re Canadian, and while I don’t put them over Bob Segar, some of their stuff ain’t half bad.
(YMMV.)
Must resist the tofu.
Must…
Resist…
the Tofu.
… enterprising entrepreneurs as selling highly visible vehicle wraps that say “We Love Xi”…
… the McCartney version being “We’re Going To Get Xi, Xi, Xi.”
Interesting pronoun choice.
…in America, witnesses drone on about the existence of Ukraine.
… it’s getting blamed on the Jooooooooooooooooos.
…. Greta, Schiff, Hogg, and Stormy Daniels can’t get any more air time. Tragic.
China is exporting killer autonomous drones to the Middle East. Meanwhile…
It’s still a fact I’m not saying Aliens have better kill bots but… Aliens have better kill bots.
China is exporting killer autonomous drones to the Middle East. Meanwhile…
everyone wonders how they autonomously reload.
To the US they’re exporting electronic voting machines that we’ll kill ourselves over.
… Japanese killer autonomous drones are mostly killing tentacle monsters.