Comments on: Are we next? https://www.habitablezone.com/2019/09/14/are-we-next/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://www.habitablezone.com/2019/09/14/are-we-next/#comment-43620 ER Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:48:54 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=78251#comment-43620 Modern technology is scattering all sorts of lethal vulnerabilities into our society. Can you imagine the possibilities? Driver-less car bombs? Anti-aircraft drones patrolling airports and bringing down airliners? Ambulatory autonomous robot mines? Put one in a small motorboat or yacht and you have the ability to take out an aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine while its tied up at the dock. Just because its possible to make something and just because it will be easy to sell it to somebody doesn't necessarily mean its a good idea. Modern technology is scattering all sorts of lethal vulnerabilities into our society. Can you imagine the possibilities? Driver-less car bombs? Anti-aircraft drones patrolling airports and bringing down airliners? Ambulatory autonomous robot mines? Put one in a small motorboat or yacht and you have the ability to take out an aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine while its tied up at the dock.

Just because its possible to make something and just because it will be easy to sell it to somebody doesn’t necessarily mean its a good idea.

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