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Can a robot act on its own by hunting-down and killing a human?

Don Wade May 30, 2021 at 14:17 1450 views 2 comments
A recent article suggests that it has now been done for the first time. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2278852-drones-may-have-attacked-humans-fully-autonomously-for-the-first-time/ .

Comments (2)

praxis May 30, 2021 at 14:38 #544295
I’ll read the article and then...

unenlightened May 30, 2021 at 22:48 #544540
A guillotine hunts down and attacks a human on its own once the human is in place and the lever is pulled.