r/interestingasfuck • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist • 2d ago

/r/all A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/lizzieassist 2d ago

It's so good that technology is advancing and helping people

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u/notarobat 2d ago

Especially drones. I'm so tired of seeing some helpless Ukrainian or Russian soul spend his last moments on earth looking at a faceless machine that's being controlled remotely with a god damn playstation controller. Even worse was those aid workers last year who were chased miles, under constant drone attacks, only to perish under something that was likely being ordered by poorly trained AI software. 

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u/Grimour 2d ago

I think you are focusing on the wrong part. A lot of Ukrainians would have died instead if they did not use the drones as weapons and robo dogs for reconnaissance. It really helps leviate some of the dread of going into not secure zones. The Russians could stay home if they didn't like the killing of innocents so much.

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u/some_edgy_shit- 2d ago

I think you are focusing on the good parts, the idea of anything autonomous in anyway harming anyone is scary regardless because od how it could be used. Even if it’s only used for good the fact that it could be used for evil should still make it scary tech…….. also I’m drunk, I could be misreading, misinterpreting, or just stating something obvious. So sprinkle a grain of salt on my and give me a glass of water.

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u/Grimour 2d ago

You do realise the rich and powerful have used the poor as autonomous drones before drone warfare. That is the alternative.

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u/Riaayo 2d ago

Machines don't question the ethics of war crimes they commit and don't fear for their own lives.

Just because soldiers have committed atrocities for tyrants in history doesn't mean that a pacifying military force completely devoid of all humanity is somehow a good thing.

Just like automating away labor and taking labor's power, automating oppression removes the potential for your soldiers to say enough is enough and turn on you.

This technology doesn't exist to spare you going to war.

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u/Grimour 2d ago

LoL because the Russians really care about ethics..

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u/some_edgy_shit- 2d ago

I’m talking about some rich shithead who can afford to build 10K drones suddenly being able to afford a private army. Basically I’m afraid of money being the only thing needed to control people. Sure fits being used to defend people right now, but what about in 10 years? Because that tech isn’t going back into Pandora’s box.

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u/Grimour 2d ago

Because that would be totally legal and easy to set up and control...that might happen in the worst places on earth, but those are already hellscapes. This is more a problem in any society with too big of a gap between the richest and the poorest. Through all of time.

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u/some_edgy_shit- 1d ago

In the next war when they are used to kill innocent people will see if your opinion remains the same.

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u/krill_me_god 1d ago

This is like some Cyberpunk 2077 stuff right here. Ironic how a post that should bring some level of positivity starts spawning doom spiral discussions like this here, not saying that whats being said has no merit which it unfortunately does.

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u/Grimour 1d ago

So you don't think mercenary groups like the Wagner group were used to kill??

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u/some_edgy_shit- 1d ago

How long does it take to train one mercenary vs how long does it take to belt out 10 drones?

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u/Grimour 1d ago

Depends on the setup. Drones are extremely limited by their short range because weight is a huge power drain, so they are more of a defensive system, when it comes to commercial drones.

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u/Grimour 1d ago

Again. That would be economically enriched against the poor.

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u/some_edgy_shit- 1d ago

This is true, never argued against that.

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u/Grimour 1d ago

When have weapons of war not be used to kill innocents and claim it as theirs? The only solution to that is fair and just. A form of complete equal wealth for everyone. Until then, the rich will manipulate us into fighting each other for hidden and unjust wealth.

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u/Riaayo 1d ago

Because that would be totally legal and easy to set up and control

Do you not see the private military groups that literally already exist even in the US? DeSantis basically already has a personal army in Florida. America has been using mercenaries for decades.

And you say all of this as if America doesn't have massive wealth inequality, or as if the police state doesn't already serve to protect oligarchs and not the general populace.

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u/Grimour 1d ago

I'm not saying anything about there isn't inequality? I'm saying it's the result of inequality.

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u/somersault_dolphin 2d ago

Until you realize that they could easily be used for more destructive purposes to keep the evil and corrupted in power.