THE VIDEO SHELF · autonomous weapons
Sci-Fi Short Film “Slaughterbots” | DUST
Slaughterbots is a short sci-fi film in which swarms of cheap autonomous drones are programmed to kill targets by profile. It was made as arms-control advocacy against autonomous weapons.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN keeps citing it whenever drone swarms, autonomous weapons or AI warfare come up, as a believable depiction of where this leads.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- DUST
- Topic
- autonomous weapons
- Format
- other
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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First some that I don't see mentioned here yet: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Limitless (2011) Looper (2012) Upgrade (2018) Source Code (2011) District 9 (2009) Black Mirror S3E2: "Playtest", S4E1: "USS Callister" The 7 minute YouTube video "Slaughterbots"[1] The YouTube series The Backrooms [2] If …
jackothy on Hacker News · 2023-03
In Ask HN: Science fiction movies that are appropriate for 12 year olds?In reading lately have come across a lot of famous names that made 'walking' a big part of their learning. It is good way to let brain wonder and have subconscious solve problems. Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Aristotle, Thoreau Also. Buried in the page farther down. One …
FrustratedMonky on Hacker News · 2023-09
In The thinking pathI really enjoy this video, which is set in a theoretical future where just what you describe eventuated: [VIDEO]
InvertedRhodium on Hacker News · 2023-12
In Hamas's Cheap, Makeshift Drones Are Outsmarting Israel's High-Tech Military
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