grantmaking.ai Launch Round
$30,000
$50,000
Approximately $15k on drones and camera hardware, then the rest going to paying four people's salaries for the build.
Drone swarms hunting people in the woods, as a less-dry video explainer of risks from AI.
Drone swarms hunting people in the woods, as a less-dry video explainer of risks from AI.
Project Details
Updated 07/10/26 · Provided via application · VerifiedI am tired of hearing the objection, "it doesn't even have a body".
A drone swarm demonstrating the ability to autonomously scout, locating a person in the woods, then sending explosive ordinance to eliminate the target. Although things like this are currently in use in e.g. Ukraine, most people are unaware of current technical capabilities.
This is a four-person operation, not including extras, with myself as producer, Rudy as our cameraman, Mat as drone pilot and engineer, and an editor who wishes to remain anonymous.
My team has previously created videos about autonomous weapons videos for FLI's panels at the UN. Some are nonpublic, others can be viewed. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vC-r3WdQss3UvqtSTtW0e3iiQ4r23kZg/view
Theory of Impact
Updated 07/10/26 · By grantmaking.ai"AI might kill us!" is very abstract. "A drone swarm can unerringly hunt and kill you" is rather more salient.
People
Updated 07/10/26 · By grantmaking.aiTeam Member
Funding Asks
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