I want to believe this is the case, but I'm afraid AI and ML, in general, are so advanced it's hard to contemplate. Robocalypse is real, and it's coming.
That's true, but the aggregate result of all the tech and ML is terrifying. Imagine something like a silent, electric ATV driving around by itself, using a tent with electroactive polymers, color changing, and temperature controls to mimic the surrounding environment and make itself unnoticeable even to the discerning enemy with an infrared scope. It's got 4-6 infrared and regular cameras all over it that can zoom like a Nikon P 900, scanning every direction all the time. It has an electrically stabilized small caliber rifle mounted w/ 1000 rounds that it can fire into the same .25 MOA point over and over while driving over rocks at 45mph. It's using target vector / velocity estimation, wind measurement / estimation (e.g., based on grass & foliage movement), hygrometer, and a range finder to never miss a shot out to 800 yards. It can send and receive telemetry via ULF for quiet mode or UHF / sat, etc.
At this point, whether or not this thing can pass a turning test or whether it has an inner voice and sentience is inconsequential.
I want to believe this is the case, but I'm afraid AI and ML, in general, are so advanced it's hard to contemplate. Robocalypse is real, and it's coming.
That's true, but the aggregate result of all the tech and ML is terrifying. Imagine something like a silent, electric ATV driving around by itself, using a tent with electroactive polymers, color changing, and temperature controls to mimic the surrounding environment and make itself unnoticeable even to the discerning enemy with an infrared scope. It's got 4-6 infrared and regular cameras all over it that can zoom like a Nikon P 900, scanning every direction all the time. It has an electrically stabilized small caliber rifle mounted w/ 1000 rounds that it can fire into the same .25 MOA point over and over while driving over rocks at 45mph. It's using target vector / velocity estimation, wind measurement / estimation (e.g., based on grass & foliage movement), hygrometer, and a range finder to never miss a shot out to 800 yards. It can send and receive telemetry via ULF for quiet mode or UHF / sat, etc.
At this point, whether or not this thing can pass a turning test or whether it has an inner voice and sentience is inconsequential.