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Slaughterbots

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Slaughterbots

2017

0h 8m

6.9(14 votes)

Science Fiction

Action

Overview

A UC Berkeley computer science professor helped to create a video that imagined a world where nuclear weapons were replaced by swarms of autonomous tiny drones that could kill half a city and are virtually unstoppable. Stuart Russell, the professor, said these drones are already a reality.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

David Alexander

David Alexander

CEO

Leo Flanagan

Leo Flanagan

Ollie

Bruce Lester-Johnson

Bruce Lester-Johnson

News Anchor

Cristina Dohmen

Cristina Dohmen

News Anchor

Tim Ahern

Tim Ahern

General

Stuart J. Russell

Stuart J. Russell

Self

Brian Potter Jr.

Brian Potter Jr.

News Anchor

Shin-Fei Chen

Shin-Fei Chen

News Pundit

Matthew Brenher

Matthew Brenher

Senator

Anne Wittman

Anne Wittman

Angry Pundit

Creative team

Directed by: Stewart Sugg
Written by: Stuart J. Russell
Matt Wood

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