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What it is

Slaughterbots is a short sci-fi film in which swarms of cheap autonomous drones are programmed to kill targets by profile. It was made as arms-control advocacy against autonomous weapons.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN keeps citing it whenever drone swarms, autonomous weapons or AI warfare come up, as a believable depiction of where this leads.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Short film suggested for sci-fi list”

    jackothy, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Science fiction movies that are appropriate for 12 year olds?”

  2. “This video is how it will actually happen.”

    Scary take on how killer AI could happen

    FrustratedMonky, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “The thinking path”

  3. “I really enjoy this video”

    Fictional future of drone warfare

    InvertedRhodium, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “Hamas's Cheap, Makeshift Drones Are Outsmarting Israel's High-Tech Military”

  4. “and it appears to be aging pretty well.”

    Canonical sci-fi video on autonomous drone weapons

    zellyn, 2025-06 · Recommendation · in “Autonomous drone defeats human champions in racing first”

  5. “which depicts exactly this in harrowing detail”

    Harrowing depiction of autonomous drone attacks

    nothrabannosir, 2025-06 · Recommendation · in “Autonomous drone defeats human champions in racing first”

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Topics: slaughterbots, drone swarms, ai weapons, arms control, sci-fi short

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