The US Army is working on autonomous weapons that don't need human operators

Will the military weapons of the future be killer robots, essentially? Recent comments from a US Army official might spark such concerns, given that he acknowledged the army is very much looking into the development and use of completely autonomous weapons that don't need human operators. At a Defense Writers Group breakfast a few days ago in Washington DC, the Army's Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology Bruce Jette argued that when it comes to operating weapons, the hu...