Iranian nuclear scientist allegedly assassinated via killer robot

A top nuclear scientist with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Iran’s military services, was assassinated on 27 November in what the Iranian government is calling an assassination via AI-powered machine gun. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated while traveling in a convoy outside of Tehran. According to reports, a Nissan pickup truck equipped with a mounted machine gun caught the convoy and opened fire. Moments later, the truck exploded. According to IRGC Deputy Commander Ali Fadavi, per a report from Iranian state-controlled media outlet Tasnim News Agency, “No hit man was present at the scene of the strike”…

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