An Apparently Real Paintball Drone
Yesterday, I was up at Harvard Law School on a panel with Gabriella Blum talking about our new book: The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones---Confronting A New Age of Threat
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Yesterday, I was up at Harvard Law School on a panel with Gabriella Blum talking about our new book: The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones---Confronting A New Age of Threat. We were asked---as we have been repeatedly when talking about the book---whether our assumptions about the individual's ability to weaponize new technologies are realistic. In particular, people have questioned whether we're making rash assumptions about drones; remote controlled aircraft have been around a long time, after all.
Today, thanks to Charlie Dunlap, I saw this video recently posted to YouTube. If this is what's doable by hobbyists today, think about what will be possible five, ten, or 20 years from now.
. We were asked---as we have been repeatedly when talking about the book---whether our assumptions about the individual's ability to weaponize new technologies are realistic. In particular, people have questioned whether we're making rash assumptions about drones; remote controlled aircraft have been around a long time, after all.
Today, thanks to Charlie Dunlap, I saw this video recently posted to YouTube. If this is what's doable by hobbyists today, think about what will be possible five, ten, or 20 years from now.
Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
