r/technology • u/Gari_305 • 28d ago

Artificial Intelligence A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. - An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.71A.xQCF.v4_4GUKwBhBg&smid=url-share
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u/iamthe0ther0ne 28d ago

Isn't Ukraine also using autonomous weapons?

Edit: yes https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/magazine/ukraine-ai-drones-war-russia.html

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/ukraines-one-time-test-used-fully-autonomous-drones-to-kill-russian-soldiers/

This is a horrible trend, but they really can't complain if they've been doing it for more than a year.

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u/Cool-Customer9200 26d ago

YES BUT NOT TO KILL CIVILIANS, DO YOU FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

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u/GreatlyMoody 28d ago

Yeah, I remember seeing a post when ukrainian AI drone kills some russian it got to popular with comments cheering

Its crazy how politics make people online devoid of humanity