Swarms of Drones like Locust; the Future of War?

LISTEN NOW! (Or WATCH FULL PROGRAM!) As the increasing advancements of technology is growing at exponential speeds, we are seeing Artificial Intelligence taking new grounds, and new companies, such as Deep Mind and Deep Think releasing new developments. Looking at these technologies, we can see that future war is going to be horrific. Some may have heard of drones, but looking at the recent video of the Department of Defense’s recent test using drones will cause new concerns. As the video describes, “In October 2016, the DoD successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California.”

As a camera follows three F/A 18 Super Hornets, small objects can be see being released from the belly of the Hornets, 103 Perdix drones fill the sky. “The micro-drones demonstrated advanced swarm behaviors such as collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying, and self-healing.” And further describes, “The drones are capable of conducting low-altitude intel mission and work is being done on a new design, which will include more advanced autonomy.”

This was back in 2016. The question is, what if these drones are used on American citizens? Amazon is currently working on drones being used to ship their packages. Imagine a swarm of these drones coming after you. Reportedly, the FCC now has protection over these drones as aircrafts. This means, to shoot a drone down out of the sky is to violate FCC laws.

These days require wisdom. We must be mindful of how the advancements of technology are effecting the world that we live in. See the full discussion about the DoD’s 2016 exercise with drones, advancing technology, and so much more. Also shared: drones, Department of Defense, technology, and war. Greg and John shared in this segment.

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