The British Army has recruited Terminator-style robots to help train soldiers in battleground scenarios.
The machines, created with the same-size head and torso as an average male, are able to speak and react to soldiers as they are fitted with AI software Chat GPT.
If the soldier becomes angry, the robot, called SimStriker, can become hostile and fire BB pellets from its abdomen. In contrast, a calmer soldier will help control the situation.
In one battleground scenario, soldiers must face SimStriker in a village where locals need food, electricity and medical supplies, The Telegraph reports.
The robot will react differently depending on whether the soldier decides to help the locals.
Army trainers can also manually alter the robot’s mood from a control room if they want to make the scenario more challenging for the soldier.
It is an unprecedented breakthrough in technology for the army, who can now train its soldiers against a ‘thinking’ enemy. Soldiers are used to training with static wooden targets.
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