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What happened
A Ukrainian official has confirmed that drones operating in what they call 'Terminator mode' have killed soldiers entirely on their own, with no human pressing a button or giving the order to fire. The machine decided. The machine acted.
Why it matters
The context behind the story.
This is a line that military and ethics experts have warned about for years — a weapon that chooses its own targets with no human in the loop. Once this technology exists on one battlefield, every military in the world faces pressure to build the same thing. The question of who is responsible when an autonomous machine kills someone has no legal answer yet.
Takeaway
Autonomous killing machines are no longer science fiction. They are happening right now, in a real war.
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