Who’s going to stop them? Who’s going to say no? The military contracts are too big to say no to, and they might not have a choice.
The elimination of toil will mean the elimination of humans all together. That’s where we’re headed. There will be no profitable life left for you, and you will be liquidated by “AI-Powered Automation for Every Decision”[0]. Every. Decision. It’s so transparent. The optimists in this thread are baffling.
Of course they will. Practically everything useful has a military application. I'm not sure why this is considered a hot take.
This looks like an increasingly theoretical concern. (And probably always has been. Wars were far more brutal when folks fought face to face than they are today.)