“Those who laughed at the idea of ‘worried about the future of robots’ years ago should probably watch this video, a real monster,” user Sean Chiplock wrote on Twitter with a video of robot dog with submachine gun above. body, can shoot guns with high accuracy. It is not clear whether it is automatic or controlled remotely, but the video has quickly received more than 7.4 million views since it was posted on July 20.
The ability of robot dogs to shoot each other. Video: Sean Chiplock/Twitter
Under the comments section, some comments that war technology has advanced to new heights. “It’s too bad if this technology is used for nefarious purposes. How will it be when they appear in war, with the risk of slaughtering innocent people with stray bullets,” user Ligma Mutt said on Twitter.
“The ability to shoot accurately, control the recoil of the gun well, move flexibly. I get chills when I think about the future of war,” Jackson’s account commented.
NYPost discovered, the original video was posted on Facebook by Alexander Atamov account in Moscow in March. This person called the robot “Skynet”. According to his LinkedIn profile, Atamov is the founder of Hoversurf (Russia), a company specializing in the development of flying taxi equipment, which launched a test product in January 2021.
According to Vice, the robot dog featured in the video is not the same model as the Boston Dynamics version of Spot, despite having similar design details.
Previously, many experts warned that the prospect of robotic systems integrating military-style AI technology could be abused in the future. Late last year, Professor Max Tegmark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), said that when militaries of other countries successfully develop killer robots on the battlefield, individuals and civilian organizations will sooner or later be able to access to this weapon, like many other military weapons.
“When in the hands of criminals, such as drug cartels, killer robots can become cheap, nearly unstoppable tools to help them carry out assassinations,” Tegmark said. “Governments need to step in now before this chaotic scenario materializes.”
