28 Dec
2005
28 Dec
'05
10:39 p.m.
On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:16:58 -0800, Hans-Martin Mosner hmm@heeg.de wrote:
Frank Caggiano wrote:
Stanford's souped-up Volkswagen blasted through the Mojave Desert, blew away the competition, and won Darpa's $2 million Grand Challenge. Buckle up, human - the driverless car of the future is gaining on you.
From a technical viewpoint, I think this is an admirable achievement. However, from a political standpoint, it seems this is one more step on the way to automated warfare. I refuse to consider this an admirable goal.
Why? What if the gave a war and nobody had to come?<s>