tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075932024272546688.post3057910921353204416..comments2024-03-15T05:40:28.017-07:00Comments on teresamerica: TEDTalk by Daniel Suarez: Kill decision shouldn't belong to a robotTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16040553825059591114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075932024272546688.post-62225515323798719122013-06-22T09:45:55.941-07:002013-06-22T09:45:55.941-07:00Thanks for your comment Constitutional Insurgent. ...Thanks for your comment Constitutional Insurgent. <br /><br />Soldiers thinking about the shooting afterward makes sense. That's probably one of of the underlying issues that causes vets to have PTSD.<br /><br />For some reason I have mixed feelings about taking advantage of certain technologies. Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040553825059591114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075932024272546688.post-16857691179236904942013-06-18T19:57:00.321-07:002013-06-18T19:57:00.321-07:00"Do the people who are shooting really think ..."Do the people who are shooting really think about who they're shooting, especially in a situation where it is self defense in wartime?"<br /><br />Not at the time...but we certainly think about it after.<br /><br />We use certain passive identification that can be determined by electronic means to identify friend v. foe.....but that's only good if the ID is present and visible. Taking humans out of the loop will increase the odds of fratricide, without a doubt. Computers have also shown a poor substitute for having that innate sense to know that something isn't quite right, and to make an on-the-fly decision.<br /><br />That said we should take advantage of our technology...as long as the override capability is ever present.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.com