Dr. Asaro is Associate Professor in the School of Media Studies at the New School in New York City. He is the co-founder of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, and has written on lethal robotics from the perspective of just war theory and human rights. Dr. Asaro's research also examines agency and autonomy, liability and punishment, and privacy and surveillance as it applies to consumer robots, industrial automation, smart buildings, aerial drones and autonomous vehicles.
Peter Asaro
Recent articles
Unfiltered: Killer robots, revenge porn and 'murderabilia' collectors
In this week’s “Unfiltered,” attorney Carrie Goldberg discusses the illegality of revenge porn, Dr. Peter Asaro warns us of the dangers of artificial intelli…
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Should we be worried about 'killer' AI robots?
"However, speaking to BBC Three, Professor Peter Asaro, vice chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, shared his concerns about battlef…
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Call to ban killer robots in wars
"According to Peter Asaro, of the New School in New York, such a scenario raises issues of legal liability if the system makes an unlawful killing. "…
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Scientists call for ban on lethal, autonomous robots
"None of the panelists said they were seeking to bar the use of robotics in all military applications. However, a sharp moral line should be drawn when it…
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Palmer Luckey's second act: Oculus founder gets serious about national security
"But Peter Asaro, a professor at The New School who studies technology ethics and is a spokesman for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, said there are sti…
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Inside Story: Weighing the top-story contenders in a wild 2018
"Peter Asaro, associate professor, School of Media Studies at The New School said, “The degree to which social media has shaped public consciousness and th…
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'Slaughterbots': U.S., Russia lead fight to block 'killer robots' ban
"“Momentum is starting to build rapidly for states to start negotiating a new ban treaty and determine what is necessary to retain human control over weapo…
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Should killer robots be banned? UN urged to prevent AI killers from violating human rights
"Peter Asaro, an associate professor of media studies at the New School, argued in April this year reaching consensus on the issue could be tricky because…
Thanks to Amazon, the government will soon be able to track your face
Amazon, the company synonymous with online shopping, is supplying facial recognition technology to government and law enforcement agencies over its web services…
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Some Google employees are talking about pushing for a brand new kind of workers union
"Peter Asaro, associate professor of media studies at the New School in New York, coauthored a letter that echoed the demands of Google's protesting em…
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Google pledges not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
"Peter Asaro, vice chairman of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, said this week that Google's backing off from the project was good n…
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Google just released a set of ethical principles about how it will use AI technology
"Pichai's pledge regarding weapons was "really strong," Peter Asaro, associate professor of media studies at the New School in New York, told…