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eppur_se_muova

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7. We have been warned.

Reply to C0RI0LANUS (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 07:42 AM

Jan 4

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom” - Isaac Asimov

Albert Einstein once said: "The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe." We can now add a few other technologies to that warning.

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Filipino Fishermen Capture Suspected Chinese Underwater Spy Drone [View all] C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 OP

The other drones NJCher Jan 4 #1

Interesting the attacker would know that. Well, as Columbo would say, "the FBI boys'll be looking into that." C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #2

Bird drones -- surprised it took so long. eppur_se_muova Jan 4 #3

Hi eppur se muova: The world gets scarier and scarier by the day. Do we have AI drones yet? C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #4

Ugh. Will they override orders ? Bolt for freedom ? Attack their senders ? Help their targets ? eppur_se_muova Jan 4 #5

Technology is outpacing our ethical underpinnings. Assault weapons to A-Bombs to AI robots. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #6

We have been warned. eppur_se_muova Jan 4 #7

Indeed we can add some technologies to Einstein's prescient warning. C0RI0LANUS Jan 4 #8