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P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war

http://www.ted.com In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- tha...  
 
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dafuzz60317 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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at 1:09 is that an xbox controller? wtf
snabb133 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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lol yeah it is.. hah Didnt know microsoft also made the controls for using machines Hah.. Well thats good.
ThisIDig (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Yes, WE are wired for war.

And, yes, WE are held accountable for the results of our machines.

And, yes, WE should do all in our power to destroy the Islamo-fascist terrorists - including the use of war machines.

And, yes, if you don't understand this dilemma, you are living apart from reality.

Read history = Understand human nature
Dimitri0809 (5 days ago) Show Hide
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It's the only way to make a 1 world Federation we have already started a transition to become a teir 1 civilisation and robots will be our best tools hopefully.

Check out Japans latest, they are getting more impressive by the day.
Impermanence (1 week ago) Show Hide
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There's no such thing as cowardice in modern warfare, it's just business, BIG fucking business. The U.S. military knew the outcome of Iraq and Afghanistan before 9/11even happened, the point of all this is continuous warfare indefinitely. Terrorism = business, weapons = business, oil = business, media propaganda = business, politics = business. War is not what it used to be, it's not about bravery, ideology or religion any more, this is what the idiot masses are spoon fed, it's about contracts!!
KeepItClear2009 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Potential ghost in the shell.
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Shadowmaster888 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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robots just need to obey.
Shadowmaster888 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Fear is the big problem.
You are afraid of what others might do.even if you put down your weapon's there is no guarantee others will put down theirs.

The concept of good is relative.The question is who's good.
Apjooz (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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We don't have the drive to destroy ourselves (or whatever the representor said). That is propaganda. Humans in general as a product of evolution have very strict moral codes installed inside our brain. They are our instincts. To not to kill, to not to harm, because we can realise what the other person feels like. Do not ever, ever believe this propaganda about humans being bad. It is simply not true. It is a reason to wage war. Don't buy it.

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