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		phaus on Aug 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize You're not representing him fairly, those aren't robots, there are trained killers on the other end of the drones.

FedRegister on Aug 4, 2013 [–]

A robot with an operator is still a robot.

phaus on Aug 4, 2013 | [–]

The drones with missiles on them are almost entirely controlled by the human. It's just a plane that's flown from the ground. We don't call planes robots, even when they are on autopilot.

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