This development, reported by New Scientist, is considered the first confirmed use of autonomous weapons in a battlefield scenario. However, no casualties have been confirmed as a direct result of these autonomous attacks. The drone in question is a type of quadcopter, but further details were not provided.
Key takeaways:
- Ukraine is using drones equipped with artificial intelligence that can identify and attack targets without any human control, marking the first battlefield use of autonomous weapons or "killer robots".
- The Saker Scout drone is able to attack targets autonomously.
- These Ukrainian attack drones are now finding and attacking targets without human assistance, targeting vehicles such as tanks.
- It is almost certain that the resulting explosions are killing Russian soldiers without a direct command from a human operator, although no casualties have been confirmed.