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"a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms" https://t.co/9lwsuZVOkQ
Screamers are coming.https://t.co/u49f90KGkd
"Provocative Outdoor Behaviors"https://t.co/Y7q3bSWkjW
Berehyniahttps://t.co/S7XIneW9AY
From the same engineering lab at Penn that inspired Ghost Robotics. Lots of smart minds looking at how to to make maps of the territory.https://t.co/K6G884kZ4R
Screamers are coming.https://t.co/zxUjJarv3B
Found a reddit thread with this. https://t.co/mVcgG0LiqxThey linked to a youtube channel with the original https://t.co/yHp9Eui9A7 and the flight performance https://t.co/CjZgVaAT0t
"By mastering such a challenging navigation task, this work presents compelling evidence that the coupling of sensing and control is a fundamental step towards the development of a general-purpose robot autonomy in the physical world." https://t.co/AeKo5s1q7ESensor Fusion.
Laying on the ground and croaking for an entire lecture.https://t.co/mWvqzWPujl
"In experiments, our planner has reached over 8 m/s in unknown cluttered indoor spaces. Video of our experimental demonstration is available at https://t.co/vPhnUOTzrH." https://t.co/MnQZcJDbXZ
"Transfer to/from other robots!"https://t.co/m1U2pHg1z7 https://t.co/avw4t0ibSW
Sing song robots.https://t.co/YaIV6VwyhC
Tired: translation AI's spontaneously inventing langaugeInspired: GAI inventing music to communicate cogent narratives about time-space constraints as a template-metanarrative network operating across sensory modalities as accident of exploring sensor fusion of embodied agents.
Sing song scream.https://t.co/AXevtgZBsn
@provisionalidea @swodinsky At this point we are talking about integrating multiple streams of data - wifi, bluetooth beacons, gps, and even the accelerometer data ala a form of 'sensor fusion' (ref: https://t.co/wu50mWzIWF) this 2015 article explores this space more: https://t.co/kbq7DMXERW
"The new work takes a somewhat different approach and is self-contained: the machine-learning AI effectively has an apprenticeship with an all-knowing master in the virtual world, and learns to imitate the master’s technique."https://t.co/wGPjZZAemp
"Turkish-made Kargu-2 quadcopter drone can allegedly autonomously track and kill human targets on the basis of facial recognition and artificial intelligence—a big technological leap from the drone fleets requiring remote control by human operators"https://t.co/GMI8pRmAfu
"Pentagon’s Project Maven, which was working on computer-vision algorithms to aid analysts in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations. This known existence of such programs meant the U.S.A.F. move was not a great surprise." https://t.co/FVLm1gOcdT
Trying to figure out how to avoid being tracked by facial recognition in drones. Case study:https://t.co/SP8u19nHje
"A dystopian future in which killer robots are massacring innocents is terrifying, but let’s be clear: It’s very much science fiction" https://t.co/Y71s8rkHtF
"EDITOR’S NOTE: The debate on autonomous weapons systems has been escalating over the past several years as the underlying technologies evolve to the point where their deployment in a military context seems inevitable." https://t.co/J9NcJs7xtA
I know how to make them.https://t.co/nTlqVZcMIS
What kind of demon?https://t.co/4f6tjRs6ak
The demons told me to. A-hyuk."The meme of artificial-intelligence-as-diabolical-fiend is too common to be random. So, let’s play around with this idea. What if AI were to be a demon? What kind of demon might it be?'https://t.co/RosKy4Gf0W https://t.co/stfP2JWS0V
"... there must be someone you've confused me forIf I could see someone who knew meor someone in uniformI really don't belong here,I know you've heard the tune beforeScreaming at the demonswhile they pushed him through the door" 🎶https://t.co/RaIrZKIktH
Turkey has autonomous hunter killer bots alreadyhttps://t.co/S1mMOSyFVnGuess the cat's out of the bag.https://t.co/kbyqjCaY1vhttps://t.co/cSuhIwgDpl
"loitering munitions" -> article from 3/15.Wired is 4 days late and are harping on the Russia aspect instead of the general problem of autonomous killer drones.https://t.co/wY1h3QrNqE
I've heard that term before. ⚔️"Once launched over a battle zone, it can loiter for several hours before being committed to engage a target." https://t.co/Ao0m1e1BWo
Lets see what I was doing in Sep 19, 2013 when this tweet was madehttps://t.co/HQy0APV7W6
8 days earlier I was working on decentralized geolocation+mesh networks for land and air based cooperative drones.I wasn't even on Twitter.https://t.co/qBVlRoSAtp
Its easy to predict the future.https://t.co/jgjAqzFxjv
Don't forget your badge.https://t.co/nQCizCj8O6
"The future was ours, but now that that future has arrived: I want to return to the dream we shared with everyone.Perhaps we can learn how to turn away the future's gun?" 🎶https://t.co/cEAtCifDue
Demons are coming. https://t.co/yxIG7EiAgk
We wring our hands over china's military drone fleet test, but if you pay attention, they are not the only one working on autonomous sea drones.This talks about DARPA's hunter killer as well.https://t.co/PZtxKe75yi
One if by land, two if by sea.Me thinks this means the end of liberty.https://t.co/cPgAZLwOJf
"DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has developed and built a technology demonstration vessel that is currently undergoing open-water testing off the coast of California" [2016]https://t.co/PjvTGRU8iy
A TIKAD?"Defense One was able to confirm independently that the Israeli military is buying an unspecified number of the units. At press time, the Israeli Ministry of Defense had yet to respond to a request for comment." [2017]https://t.co/x6gH9k6kqQhttps://t.co/4Eua2NZxFL
"In 2016, the US Department of Defense chose the TIKAD drone as the winner of the 2016 terror combat competition." [2017]https://t.co/MGCt2ajPwV
"Much closer to the handheld drones of hobbyists [...] the TIKAD is one of a slew of innovative new unmanned systems that are small and light enough for motorized or light infantry to take with them to the battlefield." [2017] https://t.co/w0CtIk1CtP
Took 6 years about before we see them in action?https://t.co/vbY1GOQcgC
Watching the world burn.https://t.co/NVLMLF9c8H
I woke up one day sometime back with some drunken tweets saying about how "you'll destroy everything" or something to that effect. It was scary to see my unbridled mind speak as if it were channeling the world.I can't stop dreaming about fire.https://t.co/g9kiQRtHIW
Well, mostly because the Ukrainians are building their own system to guide their artillery using drones. Their system is cheaper than the ones we weren't selling them.https://t.co/UNOan6s13khttps://t.co/x7XWWeA8gY
Why spend money on an expensive drone that you blow up when you can just punt a bunch of old ammo.https://t.co/Vm7yOOW0Lw
Hope they are faster now."Ukraine’s Giant Howitzers Have A Problem — Russia’s Own Huge Guns Are Faster"https://t.co/h0NVWqTtu4 https://t.co/PXXMyQNM27
Have you thought about how to make swarms of drones anon?https://t.co/Vob1aPBSCG https://t.co/OGdwqfat1x
I think a lot about threats to life because I want to mitigate them.I don't know how to stop drones yet. The way I have in my notes to do it is worse outcome than the problem at hand.https://t.co/wq8eThSdOA
So you get rid of the drone threat, but now we have giant microwaves.https://t.co/uJ43CE29HM
"The Pentagon Fears That Deadly Microwave Weapons Are Undetectable"https://t.co/rt2vKTg7Lz
Big lasers too.https://t.co/vkmx7ScXMv
The things I wrote about in 2012 are all coming true.I don't have a solution. The best I could come up with were solutions to simply mitigate the damage.https://t.co/h7S6cEVEDN
When the cure is worse than the disease.https://t.co/T4ER8a5bft
My ideas come true. I have been cursed by apollo."Satellite-based quantum information networks: use cases, architecture, and roadmap"https://t.co/N0jSZoSjv7https://t.co/MzVkRUFG1T
"Satellite QKD, also known as ViSatQT, is likely to be a critical part of a global quantum network" - Google's search AI.The future is now.https://t.co/9lxcV6xIqb
Screamers are here. Just not evenly weaponized.https://t.co/rp5S1c4psChttps://t.co/m4CnI1mo3F
First, we ship drones to Ukraine.https://t.co/cETdfINYAJ
Now propaganda is showing how the other side responds.https://t.co/F1LMdIO0eB
People don't understand, do they?What does it mean "you can just build factories"https://t.co/BJL1qCYe7c
What does it mean "you have no idea how bad things really are"?https://t.co/z4UbsyTclr
> "With Ukrainian government support, private groups have trained 10,000 drone pilots in the past year, and now plan to train 10,000 more in the next six months." [2023]https://t.co/RGszdmcPKt
> "Small and affordable drones, many of which can even be bought online or off the shelf, have become a staple of the war in Ukraine for both Kyiv and Moscow for reconnaissance and targeted attacks." https://t.co/KfLTHFJiPL
> "Russia has reportedly begun to train its drone pilots in “drone dogfighting” tactics. The announcement showcases just how important drones have become in modern combat." https://t.co/flzeQVR7sQ
Consumer Racing Quadcoptershttps://t.co/jwmF4p75XY
For a detailed look at how these things are made, check out Bloomberg's video showing a similar facility as that Russian one.https://t.co/fJNrEiCMmU
Did you know you can 3d print zipties if you have the right kind of flexible resin?https://t.co/d5LeX2tNyP
Boy, how fast things change."DIY drones: don't confuse homemade UAVs with military killing machines" [May 2013]https://t.co/SZJkX32f9C
"The assumption that combat with drones is going to be the same as combat without them is flawed. It's going to be VERY different." [2011]https://t.co/Rhnawt6WFbhttps://t.co/aKCuqOveCj
> "With the war in the country well into its second year, the sheer scale of the uncrewed aerial vehicles being used is coming into focus. Ukraine is using enough aerial drones that it is losing 10,000 UAVs per month and has not yet run out." [2023] https://t.co/DKWEayvZWR
> "has dramatically amped up domestic production of both attack and reconnaissance drones since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. This year, the Ukrainian government allocated $2 billion to produce at least 1 million first-person-view, or FPV, drones" https://t.co/SZmOuao1Ge
I've watched enough of this stuff that when I heard a drone flying around out back (probably some kid) I felt sick.https://t.co/n9Ye5SCZFR
10 years ago Project Wing was using flying wing for deliveries."Could I order some dog food for my dog's please?"https://t.co/LKFTovjr0rhttps://t.co/VR7CFlrI5f
Now? Wing is using a hybrid system.Basically: "MOAR PROPELLERS!!!!11"https://t.co/XWADHHnviIhttps://t.co/MNsQ44gODS
And now with bigger drones and more propellers?More carry weight.https://t.co/FciYKqRUSghttps://t.co/pXJZRCkBug
Future comes at you fast.https://t.co/pU5hiYRXJu
400mph max?"The current world record was 289 kmh [...] the average between the two fastest runs was 397 kmh, which is also 247 mph and that is well above the current Guinness record." https://t.co/ue7nNCAZ7y
Do you see what I see?https://t.co/PFNYA3vNhh
I see a decentralized munitions shipping network entirely ran by drones.https://t.co/zWh1OkKeqg
Funny looking doggos.https://t.co/5XGLgvgfsj
"Decentralized Drone Defence"https://t.co/PmnC1jSpFj
"Is there a Defense Against Drones?" [2012]https://t.co/1bbnDJ7ABKBeen asking myself this for years.
You can mass produce drones in a garage.https://t.co/Ol6cqF4GPy
I know because I was trying to do exactly that in 2014 in a last ditch effort to not go homeless.https://t.co/Gl1UpXYnqX
I regret trying to build weapons of war, even what we were working on never saw sight of day. I only want to build things that heal. Alas, all of the funding for that is being funneled toward super soldier programs. https://t.co/KYosqmUZbe
@tage_rai The only research grants I could get from the government are via indirect funding for weapons of war and/or investments in military weapons system.The biases around health research funding all seem to be interested in being repurposed to make super soldiers.
People go into university and think they're building search and rescue robots, or robots to help their aging me-maw. Not realizing these are also ways of building search & destroy robots who can manipulate weapon systems and target 'signs of life'. https://t.co/8qykpc8oXL
I can't stop crying.All the technology I was interested in while growing up — technology to help me and my family — all are dual use.I am scared about how so many ideas in my head being weaponized by others who share the same intuition and influence.https://t.co/Iygx1QtRAW
The future comes at you fast.https://t.co/TawoPCVpNb https://t.co/2CIKpXhZmv
Wake up Neo. Wake up and smell the ashes.https://t.co/oMSWNzVKiQ
@lopalasi @SilverJacket @NewYorker I'm literally learning how humanity has injuried ourselves throughout time in hopes of threading a needle of how to avoid it in the future.Learning how to heal people literally means learning how they die so we can prevent it.
"China calls them wolves, cuz they work as a pack"https://t.co/6wANXrdLgqhttps://t.co/SVIOoytf5T
There's no earthly way of knowingWhich direction we are going.Screamers are cummings,The moaners seam on mowing.Yes.The danger must be growing.https://t.co/6U7nFCdzRghttps://t.co/12I15oYRm6 https://t.co/mwUofc3LrD
The future will be hard.Did you know you can 3d print shaped charges?https://t.co/XzWYC9EY99We're so fucked.https://t.co/P45UtXHyPw
Edutainment on war. https://t.co/CsJ5PYzmSX
The future is on pause until further notice.https://t.co/POseztDDzu
This video shows a remote controlled drone that is running via a steamdeck.I wonder if they upgraded their joysticks to the aftermarket halleffect ones to avoid the stickdrift.https://t.co/rFZOqDKJ8h
"You can just build factories"https://t.co/L9YvY6EvSS
Buzzing like a bizzy bee drone.https://t.co/H1HgnTwvQR
Autonomous drones get around a lot of this.(great thread documenting fiber-optic drones being used in modern war)https://t.co/8JEH0XbJgi
Optical fibers are such a weird thing to use here. From my time doing IT work, I was under impression they were difficult to manufacture + expensive. Whole process seems complex and requires high precision. https://t.co/0trsd9x0CKI should look at fiber optic supply chain.
There's a large variety of fiber optic cables on the market. I wonder how cheap they can get and still remote control a drone.https://t.co/yDbqRpjDEJ
This is the reason why drone warfare works. In the end it boils down to economics. https://t.co/Alidz69XtB
Ukraine just mounted an attack that marks a turning point in the history of warfare Hundreds of drones were pre-deployed and then struck 40+ aircraft 1000+ km inside of Russia >$1B in damage by <$1m of drones Critical infra is no longer safe https://t.co/qaPS3oKD1Y
People are able to donate, using the internet, funds to build drones, to help destroy bombers. https://t.co/8jQLiF7kwd
