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A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.

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Published by New York Times World By Andrew E. Kramer and Nicole Tung · 24 August 2026 at 12:29

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An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

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