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



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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 -- that now may not be so fictitious.
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All of you people ... ( 1 month ago by notessimodude)
All of you people asking for peace, U.S. to stop attacking, etc... you're all dumbasses. World peace is impossible because some fruitcake seems to get the power somewhere. Always. The enemy leader is the fruitcake, not U.S. Without the war, you'd probably be suicide bombed tomorrow by Jamal Akbar. You dumbasses are lucky you live in a safe country like U.S. The war tech today isn't self-aware and computing robots. That just follow orders from their controller. More drones = less lives taken.
@ally581 Ever think ... ( 1 month ago by notessimodude)
@ally581 Ever think, for 1 second in your conspiracy filled-head, that the war is meant to save human lives? That's what WAR is. To save humans, and destroy the ones that want to kill them. It all starts out with 1 side going crazy. The objective of war is to destroy all enemy forces so that your citizens and go on with their happy lives. Yes, there's profit in war. No, we wouldn't declare WW3 for profit.
@notessimodude ... ( 1 month ago by aeon23)
@notessimodude Obviously, your projected your own thoughts and prejudices on what I wrote. Go back and read it again. *shakes head*
@aeon23 Yeah, I ... ( 1 month ago by notessimodude)
@aeon23 Yeah, I understand it. *shakes head*. But it still makes NO FUCKING SENSE, logic-wise. aeon23: world peace is impossible. Let's try and ~LOVE the enemies to death and spread ~LOVE everywhere! lol yayz!" WTF are you talking about?! Maybe love can get you and your gf back together, but not terrorists to stop terrorism. Projected my thoughts on what you said? Oh, forgive me for using the reply button the RIGHT way. Just quit trying.
has that man ever ... ( 1 month ago by catchieman5544)
has that man ever heard of the 3 robot rules?
World peace is not ... ( 1 month ago by Piemente)
World peace is not loving people to death, it's just waiting until people chill out and then everyone Can just destroy their weapons and designs. If noone has weapons there will be no war and therefor peace! The only flaw us that the market price oh a standard AK-47 is $15 meaning a kid in terrorist dominated countries can take his weakly allowane and go buy an assault rifle with a large bag of fries, it's sick!
@Piemente removing ... ( 1 month ago by lordbyrne)
@Piemente removing current weapons wont stop conflict, people are quick to forget that before we had gun we used swords, and before swords we used sticks and stones
Get the fuck of the ... ( 1 month ago by 32ndegree)
Get the fuck of the stage we dont want war.
Why is America so ... ( 1 month ago by 32ndegree)
Why is America so paranoid about wanting to be ahead with all the war toys and killing machines and being the most efficient killers.
They havent done anything wrong have they yes? no? maybe?. I think that we need a country that shows real leadership in bringing peace to the planet not a mob of control freaks. The world has woken up apparently you should have left all the drugs in place that would have kept them asleep.
Sorry, guys. I like ... ( 1 month ago by augustuslxiii)
Sorry, guys. I like peace 'n' all, but I kind of want to see massive gun-equipped robot dogs patrolling city streets to keep order. Deep down, you want that too.
@augustuslxiii yeah ... ( 1 month ago by Brandonpeterg2Gmail)
@augustuslxiii yeah your right
@32ndegree I see ... ( 4 weeks ago by reticentjester)
@32ndegree I see what you're saying, but it all goes back to Roosevelt's quote: "Walk softly, but carry a big stick." Superior fire power is what has kept us from not having to worry as much about countries like Iran, Pakistan, Cuba, Russia, etc. It was the fact that we had nukes before anyone else that led to the end of WWII. Superior firepower is the reason that at the beginning of Reagan's term, 52 U.S. hostages that had been held by Iran for the last 444 days were released.
@32ndegree Again I ... ( 4 weeks ago by reticentjester)
@32ndegree Again I get what you're saying about peace being the way to go, but you can't lead by example with some people. It's the mentality under which they were raised. To make an example, look at the cop vs the security guard. One has a taser, a firearm, a nightstick, and the ability to throw you in jail. One has the ability to tell you to leave the premises and isn't allowed to put his hands on you. We constantly see mall cops being fucked with relentlessly lol. But who fucks with cops?
war u people just ... ( 4 weeks ago by GenDragonSoC)
war u people just dont get it .... it's sad realy
Array ( 4 weeks ago by MokomaSusi)
@Piemente
You don't need AK-47 or F-15 kill people. In Ruanda 500.000 people were killed with machetes and home made weapons.
There will be peace? When has there been peace in earth?
Array ( 4 weeks ago by MokomaSusi)
@aeon23
"If the people said, "No more" and really meant it...it would end."
It's people who fight wars.
As long as there ... ( 3 weeks ago by fvis)
As long as there are 'haves' and 'have-nots' there will be war. As long as people don't have equal oppurtunities there will be war... Loving is one thing, but giving up your advantaged position in this world seems to be a whole other story... sadly.
man completely ... ( 3 weeks ago by infinitewisdom4u)
man completely fails at advancing himself morally and intelligently. man repeats the cycle of self-gratification (instinct) without really reaching a higher degree of enlightment and respect for their fellow human. thus, the advancement of man crawls insipidly along while the advancement of technology and weaponry increases at a geometric pace,,,,,making it easier and more efficient to find and wipeout our fellow man.
@MokomaSusi because ... ( 3 weeks ago by TheBAGman17)
@MokomaSusi because not everyone agrees with you thats completley inefective You can't just say "I will not fight back back " and expect them to do the same.There are some violent people by nature and they will kill you and your family if they can.You cant actualy expect people who barly eat to not try and take food from someone who has it.
@bookwoman298 ... ( 3 weeks ago by PocketJokersdotCom)
@bookwoman298 Immense contributions to technological development and therefore economic growth. They pay for themselves.
bla bla bla bla bla ... ( 2 weeks ago by derman077)
bla bla bla bla bla
BUILD ROBOTS AND PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLES.
Can't we all just get along ?
bla bla bla bla bla bla . . . . .
THESE ROBOTS WILL ... ( 2 weeks ago by feder231)
THESE ROBOTS WILL HELP KILLING FUCKING MUSLIN . HE HE HE
@bookwoman298 , ... ( 2 weeks ago by feder231)
@bookwoman298 , YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IF USA DON'T HAVE THESE WEAPONS THEN OTHERS WILL. USA KEEP PEACE IN THE WORLD.
Weapons will ... ( 1 week ago by Herbymac0811)
Weapons will alway's change and get better , or worse depending on how you look at it . Robots are great for getting man somewhat out of harms way . But for all the tech you cant win a war with out putting a man on the ground with a rifle . You dont own a peace of ground unless you put a rifle company on it ! I fought in Iraq and war sucks ! But it's here to stay . As long as you have man, you will have war . Tech is great but some times you just have to men on the ground !



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