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Slaughterbots

Slaughterbots

2017Video⏱️ 7m
Short
7.5
IMDB Rating
294 votes

What happens when miniature drones, with AI, facial recognition and 3 g of explosive, programmable to kill a specific individual, become available?

Director
Stewart Sugg
Writers
Stuart J. Russell, Matt Wood
Stars
David Alexander, Janis Ahern, Tim Ahern
Release Date
November 17, 2017
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

David Alexander
David Alexander
as CEO
Janis Ahern
Janis Ahern
as Mom
Tim Ahern
Tim Ahern
as General
Matthew Brenher
Matthew Brenher
as Senator
Alexander Capon
Alexander Capon
as Government Worker
Shin-Fei Chen
Shin-Fei Chen
as News Pundit
Cristina Dohmen
Cristina Dohmen
as News Anchor
Leo Flanagan
Leo Flanagan
as Ollie
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Carl Heap
as British Minister
Bruce Lester Johnson
Bruce Lester Johnson
as News Anchor

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
Future of Life Institue, Space Digital

🏷️ Keywords

artificial intelligencemassacreshaped chargefacial recognitionfriend or foe identification

🎯 Categories

Short

⭐ Featured Review

The rise of AI-controlled weapons
by emwee6092025-06-06
8/10

"This short film is a hyper-realistic "faction" story - a combination of fiction and facts - about the emergence of autonomous weapon systems, such as AI-controlled killer drones capable of targeted human elimination. The film presents everything in a way that leaves you questioning whether you're watching fiction or actual news articles, clips, and real-world footage. I literally had to pause the film several times to Google the news segments just to verify whether they were real or fabricated - it was genuinely frightening! I believe the purpose of this short film is to serve a..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Associated Press reported that the UN meeting agreed that something should be done to set limits on such potentially devastating technology. The pace of technological development, however, always seems to outpace the ability of law and government to regulate its potential consequences.

📖 Synopsis

What happens when miniature drones, with AI, facial recognition and 3 g of explosive, programmable to kill a specific individual, become available?