Dolphins used by the Navy to track down mines will soon lose their jobs to robots

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FOX News:

Some dolphins used by the Navy to track down mines will soon lose their jobs to robots — but they'll be reassigned, not retired.

 

Starting in 2017, 24 of the Navy's 80 military-trained dolphins will be replaced by a 12-foot unmanned torpedo-shaped vehicle, according to UT San Diego

 

The military said the machines can do some of the same mine-hunting duties as the sea creatures. And they can be manufactured quickly, unlike the seven years it takes to train a dolphin.

 

But the dolphins won't be relieved of duty. They'll be used along with sea lions for port security and retrieving objects from the sea floor, the newspaper reported.

 

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Where is that Dolphins' Union when they need it?

[Valin]

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I'm forming PETM People for People for the Ethical Treatment of Machines!

 

Skynet is coming.