TECHNOLOGY: THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, the Yaka arrow, when shot by the Yondu Udonta, goes through a bunch of people in a flash; the weapon is highly responsive to certain high-octave whistle commands, which cause it to change trajectory as needed, return to the holster promptly or even combust into a fiery explosion on command. Real life Artificial Intelligence drone technology is making possible the deployment of autonomous weapons that could do pretty much the same and more. It will take some time to see whether robots of the future steal all our jobs, but drones are already stealing the march on the future of war. Based on common understanding, it has almost become natural to visualise a robot as having a human-like form, fighting off enemies. But essentially, drones are robotic machines that are capable of executing specific tasks with little or no human intervention, with speed and precision.