“Robots that Hunt in Packs” by John Brandon, Conclusion and personal view upon the article.

And so it begins…As Hollywood has depicted for years, and ancestors wondered about robotic beings taking over the world or ‘invading’, it is finally coming true. The first steps to Artificial Intelligence are underway. The article posted on Popsci.com shows the future of our military.
Imagine a day when wars will be fought through computer-operated machines. Well, from military and scientific robotic news, that future is just around the corner. With robots becoming ever more complicated, performing multitask programming like dancing, walking, and talking; the future is vamped on the idea of no human casualties of war. The Department of Defense is in search of robots with wolf like tendencies. Able to work as a team to cooperate with each other in tactical situations such as reconnaissance, fire fighting, search and rescue, and automated sensory of biological, radiation, and/or chemical sensing.
The real keyword that needs to be observed is the use of fire fighting. Traditionally fire-fighting meant fighting off the blazes of a forest fire, a residential/commercial accident, or incidents of arson. Yet, in a military term, fire fighting means the exchange of warfare during battle between to sides. As our society craves more and more of the self-involvement of work when shall we design our robotic counter-parts to do the jobs we do not want to do?
The article also gives wind, during the last statement, of human involvement. Quoted as:

In the past, military officials have noted that robots would likely not be used to replace soldiers on the battlefield because of the ethical dilemmas involved. (Brandon)

But what are these ‘ethical dilemmas’? The ethical dilemmas are vast and reported upon by the U.S. Army War College. In a report known as A Theoretical, Legal and Ethical Impact of Robots on Warfare, the writer Colonel Thomas H. Cowan, Jr., of the United States Army, and project adviser Mr. William O. Waddell. Show the possibility of machines in combat, societies views, ethical assumptions, historical arguments, and the argument for military advancement. To further go into detail is the following link to the report: Here!(Link works, open in a new tab and refresh until it pops up.)
Another link that deserves recognition to John Brandon’s Article is: Here!
So the real question is not weather we should incorporate robots into military affairs, because eventually a human life is always more important then a hunch of metal, well from an ethical view point, not a governmental spending spread sheet. But how much human interaction will we need upon these machines and how much limitation will these machines need?

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Personal thought:
Fuck it, lets get the war started and hopefully it will bring the humans together as one, instead of factions split up by race and religion. Kill of the fat-cats who sit high upon their thrones of power in Washington. Best quote ever:

Every official that comes in
Cripples us leaves us maimed
Silent and tamed
And with our flesh and bones
He builds his homes
(De La Rocha)

Citation:

Brandon, John. “Robots that Hunt in Packs.” Popular Science. Nov. 5th 2008.
Bonnier Corporation Company Dec. 8.2008
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2008-11/robots-hunt-packs

De La Rocha, Zack. "War within a Breathe" Lyrics. The Battle of Los Angeles Sony BMG Music Entertainment. 1999.

Image Citation:

Terminator. [Online Image] http://terminator.ugo.com/images/main/default.jpg Dec. 8 2008.