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.
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.
At this point, whether or not this thing can pass a turning test or whether it has an inner voice and sentience is inconsequential.
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 MAO 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.
At this point, whether or not this thing can pass a turning test or whether it has an inner voice and sentience is inconsequential.
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 position 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.
Whether or not this thing can pass a turning test or have an inner voice and sentience is inconsequential at that point.