I wonder if Elon is even aware that a big part of why the F-35 is so expensive is because it was designed to operate as a command and control node for fleets of combat drones, because it turns out you still need a human intelligence directing them.
His fantasy that autonomous kill-bots are all that matters in warfare is just something he got from the scifi novels he obsessively reads (while completely missing the point of every single one of them). We’re not even remotely close to an “AI” that could be trusted with that kind of decision making.
Reminds me of a scene in Heinlein’s Starship Troopers where they explain the need for mobile infantry. All thr bombs in the world won’t let you hold the territory. For that you need the infantry, and always will. If I recall right.
So I’d say he missed the very fundamental point there that robots cannot win a war alone.
It’s almost like militaries invest in various different types of hardware in order to be able to deal with a variety of combat scenarios.
I wonder if Elon is even aware that a big part of why the F-35 is so expensive is because it was designed to operate as a command and control node for fleets of combat drones, because it turns out you still need a human intelligence directing them.
His fantasy that autonomous kill-bots are all that matters in warfare is just something he got from the scifi novels he obsessively reads (while completely missing the point of every single one of them). We’re not even remotely close to an “AI” that could be trusted with that kind of decision making.
Reminds me of a scene in Heinlein’s Starship Troopers where they explain the need for mobile infantry. All thr bombs in the world won’t let you hold the territory. For that you need the infantry, and always will. If I recall right.
So I’d say he missed the very fundamental point there that robots cannot win a war alone.