Fully-automated combat drones are already on the battlefield, warns Toby Walsh
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-10-15
AI researcher Toby Walsh shares a video noting that fully-automated combat drones are already deployed on the battlefield — a significant signal that autonomous lethal weapons have moved from debate to reality, with direct implications for AI safety and military ethics.
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