The Coming Storm of Autonomous War Robots and the West’s Dangerous Phobias
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The war in Ukraine is acting as a super-accelerator in the development of low-cost, low-tech, mass-produced robotic military systems – robot armies, in other words – by actors with little financial or technological ability. One of the biggest questions weighing on the future global and regional balance of power is who will be the first to link these robot armies to artificial intelligence, which would allow them to operate autonomously. The West is possessed by phobias and obsessions that hinder it from adopting such systems. By contrast, forces that place a strong emphasis on the development of asymmetric capabilities – including both state and non-state actors hostile to the West – have absolutely no such inhibitions, creating a dangerous potential new reality.
Totems and taboos in the history of warfare
The war in Ukraine has shattered notions of “traditional” military power, yet many armed forces around the globe insist on remaining stubbornly attached to antiquated military technologies and meth...
https://peckford42.wordpress.com/2024/02/28/the-coming-storm-of-autonomous-war-robots-and-the-wests-dangerous-phobias/
Dear Liberals, fire the bureaucrats
The Liberals must stop growing the public service and instead find ways to boost the economy
(Really, get off our backs and get out of the way. That's all it would take)
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/fire-the-bureaucrats
Did the RCMP's Indigenous Policing policy derail the Kamloops investigation?
https://wokewatchcanada.substack.com/p/did-the-rcmps-indigenous-policing
