Why Did America Stop Building the Best (and Most Dangerous Sub)

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

The problem with swarms is about their inherent limitations - for example in terms of onboard energy generation for propulsion/weapons.

That is no limitation for a swarm per se, but for the individual unit. Once a unit has overcome that limit, many units building swarms can be build. And will.

As to switching to unmanned UUV motherships - ethics force you to keep a man in the loop.

Ethics are just an idea and thus enforce nothing. And will not. Its war technology we talk of. Since when have ethics stopped mankind from using tools for war that can be used for war? Or have stopped mankind to wage war in the first? War is mankind's favourite hobby.

An then there is the chance I mentioned earlier: that AI already has reached a status wehre now it developes and unfolds all by itself as a self-emerging structure in the menaing of how this term is use din chaos theory. I think the inner dynamic canot be stopped anymore. And what technologically an done, will be done, in all regards. History shows that in dramatic clarity.

At least as long as no Mister named Butler strolls by and launches his jihad.

A small reference to Frank Herbert's Dune novels.