Can robot soldiers make armies better?

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Is it possible for an army to do the right thing? After all, armies destroy buildings and neighbourhoods, they kill and severely injure people, including children.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time in an urban jungle, two street gangs are about to go to war.
0:07.0	Come on your lousy stinking upstarts.
0:09.2	We're in hostile territory in these alleyways.
0:12.0	You know our turf only extends to the playground.
0:14.6	I'm pretty sure we're almost in Mali's neighborhood out here. They own this
0:19.2	turf. And they don't mess around. Quiet, everyone's stop.
0:25.0	That's Captain Carl Crazy, and his junior commandos.
0:30.0	Ha ha ha ha ha!
0:31.0	Yeah, that boring old Carl Club and his loony goons are such a disgrace.
0:36.0	They ain't no real street gang.
0:39.0	Not like us, Moll.
0:40.0	Yeah, they ain't got the kind of awesome weapons and technology we have.
0:45.0	And his nemesis, mean Molly, and her technologically advanced underlings.
0:51.0	Hey, hey, hey, what have we got here?
0:54.0	Well, well, look who it is.
0:56.5	Moldy Molly and a gang of losers.
0:59.8	Carl, what do you think you're doing here creeping round my turf late at night?
1:05.2	It was just a mistake mall.
1:07.1	Or was it?
1:08.1	Like most wars, it starts with low-level bickering.
1:12.0	Like when you mistakenly ate my donut at work the other day, Molly.
1:17.0	How dare you? I would never have touched your donut if you hadn't used my mug in the office.
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