Comments on: TED 2009: Wired For War http://afromusing.com/2009/02/04/ted-2009-wired-for-war/ Africa and Beyond! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AfroMusing http://afromusing.com/2009/02/04/ted-2009-wired-for-war/comment-page-1/#comment-144732 AfroMusing Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:23:14 +0000 http://afromusing.com/?p=579#comment-144732 @everyone, thanks so much for commenting...Singer's book does bring some pertinent questions to the fore. I was talking to a former marine who thought that Singer's viewpoint seems abit overblown, but that he is forward looking by bringing up these issues well in advance of actual 'robot tribunals' @everyone, thanks so much for commenting…Singer’s book does bring some pertinent questions to the fore. I was talking to a former marine who thought that Singer’s viewpoint seems abit overblown, but that he is forward looking by bringing up these issues well in advance of actual ‘robot tribunals’

]]> By: Wambugu Kaigwa http://afromusing.com/2009/02/04/ted-2009-wired-for-war/comment-page-1/#comment-144720 Wambugu Kaigwa Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:58:37 +0000 http://afromusing.com/?p=579#comment-144720 I would say it boils down to how numbed our consciences are towards what ought to be an intrinsic part of man: DO NOT KILL. We're justifying wars, and reasoning around so much now, it's no wonder we're where we are at. Watching Discovery to see new advancements in Military tech makes me shudder. It's all about war, and there needs to be one to finance development. Paradoxical. The Youtube war is becoming reality as we speak, pity .Ke doesn't have the Bandwidth to make it happen, but we're hoping and praying this undersea cable comes good. @ZuluSafari That's a great example, though a mighty scary one. I would say it boils down to how numbed our consciences are towards what ought to be an intrinsic part of man:
DO NOT KILL.

We’re justifying wars, and reasoning around so much now, it’s no wonder we’re where we are at.

Watching Discovery to see new advancements in Military tech makes me shudder. It’s all about war, and there needs to be one to finance development. Paradoxical.

The Youtube war is becoming reality as we speak, pity .Ke doesn’t have the Bandwidth to make it happen, but we’re hoping and praying this undersea cable comes good.

@ZuluSafari That’s a great example, though a mighty scary one.

]]> By: zulusafari http://afromusing.com/2009/02/04/ted-2009-wired-for-war/comment-page-1/#comment-144717 zulusafari Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:56:20 +0000 http://afromusing.com/?p=579#comment-144717 I have a perfect example of your 'when drone misfire.' I assume you mean when technology hiccups and does something we don't intend. As a knee jerk reaction, I would say the user (whether in control or not) put the thing in use and is therefore responsible for whatever it does, intended or not. An example of a crude and super low tech robot could be the home made rockets made by Hamas. They send these things off in the air having no idea where they are going to land. Their intention from the very beginning is to let the 'robot' decide where to land and who to kill. Wouldn't it be interesting if the US just started firing off Nuclear missiles into the air without any guidance, not caring where they landed. Hamas' actions are the same on a smaller scale. I honestly don't intend to turn this conversation political, just thought of this example when I was reading your post. I have a perfect example of your ‘when drone misfire.’ I assume you mean when technology hiccups and does something we don’t intend. As a knee jerk reaction, I would say the user (whether in control or not) put the thing in use and is therefore responsible for whatever it does, intended or not.

An example of a crude and super low tech robot could be the home made rockets made by Hamas. They send these things off in the air having no idea where they are going to land. Their intention from the very beginning is to let the ‘robot’ decide where to land and who to kill.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if the US just started firing off Nuclear missiles into the air without any guidance, not caring where they landed. Hamas’ actions are the same on a smaller scale.

I honestly don’t intend to turn this conversation political, just thought of this example when I was reading your post.

]]> By: Lola Oyelayo http://afromusing.com/2009/02/04/ted-2009-wired-for-war/comment-page-1/#comment-144715 Lola Oyelayo Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:58:37 +0000 http://afromusing.com/?p=579#comment-144715 Anyone say nuclear bomb? Borne out of progressive science and with the same potential for good and evil.... We have the science fiction about this already, The Matrix, I am Legend to name but two major ones and here comes the reality.....a robot doesn't have a conscience and we know life is not all ones and zeros.....very very very scary. Anyone say nuclear bomb? Borne out of progressive science and with the same potential for good and evil….

We have the science fiction about this already, The Matrix, I am Legend to name but two major ones and here comes the reality…..a robot doesn’t have a conscience and we know life is not all ones and zeros…..very very very scary.

]]> By: Justin Boland http://afromusing.com/2009/02/04/ted-2009-wired-for-war/comment-page-1/#comment-144713 Justin Boland Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:35:43 +0000 http://afromusing.com/?p=579#comment-144713 Killing is killing is killing. I don't think technological advances change that much. As long as murder is considered a reasonable option, we've got a serious problem here on Earth. It's also worth noting that these fancy new machines are going to be deployed the militaries of wealthy nations for use against the populations of developing nations. Killing is killing is killing. I don’t think technological advances change that much. As long as murder is considered a reasonable option, we’ve got a serious problem here on Earth.

It’s also worth noting that these fancy new machines are going to be deployed the militaries of wealthy nations for use against the populations of developing nations.

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