Israel eyes thinking machines to fight "Doomsday" missile strikes

By at 1:32 pm Tuesday, Jan 22

Noah Shachtman from Wired's Danger Room blog writes,
Israel is worried about Iran launching an all-out, "doomsday" barrage of rockets and missiles.

So military leaders have begun early planning for a new, robotic defense system, armed with enough artificial intelligence that it "could take over completely" from flesh-and-blood operators.

"It will be designed for... autonomous operations," the commander of Israel's air defense forces, insists.

How do you say "Skynet" in Hebrew?

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