What would the Peaceniks of the Summer of Love (1967) say today?
Are we coming closer to the time when robots instead of humans fight wars?
Apparently, this is not really news anymore as there are similar reports going back to early 2025.
"Foundation, a San Francisco startup, has openly defied Silicon Valley’s ethical norms by developing the first humanoid robot explicitly designed for warfare. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound robot, called the Phantom MK-1, can carry up to 44 pounds and is expected to be weaponized for battlefield deployment."
"... Sankaet Pathak, CEO and co-founder of Foundation, envisions the robots serving as a “first line of defense” on battlefields to reduce human casualties in ground warfare. The company is the only known humanoid robotics firm purposely building machines for military applications. ...
Pathak said human operators will maintain oversight, with AI assisting in flagging targets, charting paths and calculating trajectories. However, humans will make final decisions on weapon deployment. ..."
Martial looks
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