# Hunt Mode **Entity class:** Autonomous-weapons state **Domain:** Defense / Undersea autonomy **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Hunt mode is a state in which an autonomous military system searches for targets or mission-relevant objects without continuous communication with a remote operator. ## Mechanism and significance The term concentrates the accountability problem: trigger conditions, target classes, engagement authority, recall, and mission termination must be specified before communication is lost. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems|Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems]] - **Primary fields:** [[Autonomous Weapons]] · [[AI Superpower]] · [[Machine Succession]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Seabed Warfare]] · [[Autonomous Undersea System]] · [[Communications-Denied Autonomy]] · [[Project Agincourt]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.