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GaryHart2024 t1_j5p4vqq wrote

Reply to comment by Mateorabi in In an HBCU first, Howard awarded $90 million military research contract by Maxcactus

>The center will be focused on tactical autonomy technology for military systems and Howard University will receive $12 million per year for five years to fund research, faculty and students.

Looks like more of an AI focus.

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annang t1_j5p5azj wrote

So, drones to kill Black and brown people overseas. Awesome.

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GaryHart2024 t1_j5p67g6 wrote

Or just security systems, and or counter-battery work.

Tactical autonomy can mean a lot.

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ocaesar t1_j5pz2dy wrote

Russians are black and brown, wow.

Also, capitalizing “Black” specifically refers to Black Americans as they are a distinct group within the US. Not to people who are black skinned.

The Washington Post also missed the point entirely by capitalizing “White”.

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resdivinae t1_j5p987u wrote

It's not 2006 anymore.

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annang t1_j5pmn4w wrote

And your theory is that we've stopped using drone strikes in the last seven years? Do you have a source for that belief?

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resdivinae t1_j5ptlzc wrote

No. Maybe you don't watch the news, but the MIC is currently sending billions in military aid to one group of Slavs to kill another group of Slavs.

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