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@dymaxion @wonka @graydon @dr2chase @cstross

There's this vision that many are fascinated by, of locust swarms of drones sweeping the enemy off the battlefield.

I can understand the appeal to Raytheons and Raytheon wannabes. Selling millions of expensive drones to the US military sounds like a pretty sweet way to rake in megabucks, right?

But I'm more puzzled by how much this idea dazzles ordinary folks. Without full autonomy, massive drone swarms are a C3 non-starter. With it ... ehh ...