Washington DC - Remember the frightening hive-mind drone “swarms” in “Star Trek Beyond” (2016)? Well, AI-driven, fully autonomous drones will be utilized “pretty dramatically in coming years,” according to Jack Shanahan of the Center for New American Security here. Shanahan joined other experts on AI and autonomous weaponry at a Council on Foreign Relations panel this morning focused on the use of advanced technologies in the current Iran War. Amy McAuliffe of the University of Notre Dame said that, with Russia’s help, “Iran is building this (fully autonomous) swarming capability right now.” Oh joy! The Iran War, a reckless, heinously expensive, and utterly stupid war of choice, has introduced many new dimensions to AI-enabled drone warfare. Steven Feldstein of the Carnegie Endowment, pointed out the sheer scale of drone activity in the Iran War, noting some 13,000 U.S. strikes have utilized AI for targeting purposes. Shanahan said that Iran ceded conventional wa...
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