AI-Powered Killer Robots May be the Future of War

Published on April 30, 2024



The rise of artificially-intelligent machines hit a speed bump this week when civilian and military officials warned about the dangers posed by killer robots devoid of human control.

Amid the AI buzz and big-power conflicts focusing investor attention on defense technologies, the meeting in Vienna was convened to give voice to those who are alarmed by the prospect of applying Silicon Valley-style disruption to industrial warfare.

Autonomous-weapons systems are already proliferating on the battlefields of Ukraine and Gaza. Using a combination of big data and drones, they help military planners to select targets. Some loitering munitions can be programmed to strike without a human pulling the trigger.

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