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In response to "i honestly think this sort of response is part of the problem..." by x

I have no problem with it. Either the pilot is in the plane controlling it, or somewhere else controlling it.

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Sep 30 '11, 07:31

It's still a human firing the missile. Not like artificial intelligence making the call.

It's all the same to me. Nothing has changed yet. Just a new weapon we use.

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i would say the experience of being a pilot over a country dropping a bomb on a target..... - x Sep 30, 07:35 6
- I have no problem with it still. It's still a person making the decision. They can see something on the ground and decide to call off the attack. - Bacon Sep 30, 07:39
- The guys flying B-52s out of Diego Garcia might as well be drone pilots. - Mel Profit Sep 30, 07:37 1
  - this is true enough. but i still think it's a lot different to pilot drones all day, and then go home to your family.... - x Sep 30, 07:39
- FWIW, I have read that drone operators suffer pretty severe trauma. will have to look it up. -- nm - loosilu Sep 30, 07:37 1
  - I've read this too. - Mel Profit Sep 30, 07:39
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for now. But AI is coming. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 30, 07:35 3
- Then we can have this discussion and I may change my mind. -- nm - Bacon Sep 30, 07:36 2
  - The trend is inevitable but if you don't want to acknowledge and discuss it that's fine. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 30, 07:39 1
    - What I am saying is that if computers start making the call, I would probably have a problem with it. However, it's not relevant to what is happening - Bacon Sep 30, 07:41

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I have no problem with it. Either the pilot is in the plane controlling it, or somewhere else controlling it.

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