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mdonahoe on Aug 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Drug Cartels Now Using UAVs

Imagine a scenario like the movie Iron Man:

Drug cartel kidnaps Sebastian Thrun and forces him to build an autonomous flying drug mule.

mistercow on Aug 22, 2012 [–]

1) You don't need Sebastian Thrun. The groundwork has been laid, so building the product is just a matter of applying what's already out there.

2) Drug cartels don't have to kidnap experts. They can just pay them.

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