Yikes, the U.S. Is Now Using Facial Recognition Rigged Drones for Special Ops
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by Lucas Ropec, published on Gizmodo, February 27, 2023
Flying killer robots used to be a nightmarish sci-fi fantasy—something that only existed in James Cameron movies or Michael Crichton novels. These days, not so much. Not only is drone warfare close to two decades old, but innovations to this lethal technology are being developed all the time.
Case in point: New Scientist magazine recently unearthed a contract between the U.S. Air Force and a little known defense firm that shows the government is using reconnaissance and surveillance drones equipped with facial recognition to aid in special operations missions. Continue reading “Yikes, the U.S. Is Now Using Facial Recognition Rigged Drones for Special Ops”