Horror Short Film “Slaughterbots” | ALTER

ALTER · 2.3M views · 2019-01-17 · 8:03

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Overview

Slaughterbots, a short dystopian film in which swarms of small autonomous drones are programmed to kill targets matching a profile. It opens as a slick product launch before turning into a terror scenario.

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Used as a reference point in discussions of autonomous weapons, as a once-sci-fi scenario that now looks prescient.

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AI safety, AGI & impact Robotics Documentaries & storytelling

What people said

kleiba · 2026-03 · Reference
Quick reminder of the "Slaughterbots" video from 9(!) years ago, when the content was still sci-fi. Well, we're catching up... [VIDEO]
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grues-dinner · 2025-08 · Reference
Even then, Slaughterbots did it first: [VIDEO] And you probably don't need fiber optic, because you're operating in "owned space" - the drones sit on charging platforms until needed. You can have, say, additional access points embedded in the walls and ceilings (for a price, but it's children's safety, so who are we to say base station rental is worth more that little Timmy not getting a 5.56 in the back in a signal blackspot!?)
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kvetching · 2023-03 · Reference
Slaughterbot mini kamikaze drones were hypothesized 5 years ago - [VIDEO] AI & drone tech is fast enough that it would be trivial to build these now
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