Military drones are now everywhere. Of course, the capabilities of these machines are not the same, and the top-range models greatly outperform their lower-tier rivals. Simple remotely-operated robots and unmanned aerial vehicles are controlled by a human operator. Human decides what this military machine must do, even when conducting a simple reconnaissance operation, or dropping grenades through an open hatch on a tank's turret. But today we already have combat drones that can operate entirely on their own. This means they can recognize and engage their targets autonomously.

The most terrifying film of the year didn't come from Hollywood. It came from a think tank looking to save us all from killer machines. In the movie's near future dystopia, palm-sized drones loaded up with explosives use facial recognition to hunt down and slaughter people with pinpoint precision. Swarms of the micro murderers tear through Congress, massacring Senators based on ideology. Terrorists unleash a horde of the flying monsters into schools to take out the kids of parents who dare to speak out against the threat.

The most terrifying film of the year didn't come from Hollywood. It came from a think tank looking to save us all from killer machines. In the movie's near future dystopia, palm sized drones loaded up with explosives use facial recognition to hunt down and slaughter people with pin point precision. Swarms of the micro murderers tear through congress, massacring Senators based on ideology. Terrorists unleash a horde of the flying monsters into schools to take out the kids of parents who dare to speak out against the threat. What makes it all so horrifying is how close we are to making it a reality.