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krapp on Nov 29, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Siege of Gondor, Part I: Professionals Talk Lo...

Their torpedoes don't even have to be "homing." It should be possible for them to have onboard AIs smart enough to allow them to develop complex strategies, use swarming tactics, evasion, etc.

NickNameNick on Nov 29, 2019 [–]

Would it be ethical in trek to build an AI whose sole purpose was to commit suicide?

John Carpenter's Dark Star covers this a little, but mainly for laughs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Star_(film)

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