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City faced cyberattacks amid chaos and unrest on the streets
"Richard Forno, who teaches cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said local governments need be prepared for online attacks. &quo…
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Prof. Jacqueline Lipton - Hearsay Culture Show #243 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
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Why the Argument Against a Ban on Autonomous Killer Robots Falls Flat
"“Sometimes, you can’t separate the technology from its use, and this can make a technology unethical,” he told io9. “For instance, nukes are inherently in…
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How to Help Self-Driving Cars Make Ethical Decisions
"Others believe the situation is a little more complicated. For example, Bryant Walker-Smith, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina wh…
'First We Pray, Then We Organize' The Unlikely Coalition for Net Neutrality
This article first appeared on The Huffington Post. On Tuesday, July 28th, a diverse group of faith leaders and advocates posted the same video on the Twitter…
Robot, You Can Drive My Car
In the second episode of Futuropolis, the podcast that explores what everyday life will be like in the future, we’re tackling your daily commute. Sitting in tra…
Amazon's vision of a drone highway in the sky
"What will Amazon’s drone highway in the sky look like? Probably not a drone highway. Amazon unveiled a proposal where low-level air space would be carved…
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Thousands of scientists are calling for the development of intelligent autonomous weapons and stop
"Dr. Asaro is one of the founders of the International Committee for the Control of Armed Robots (ICRAC, for its acronym in English), an NGO based in the…
Warning: Killer Robots
It may be old news here in Hollywood -- but the world’s scientists are now warning us about killer robots. Hundreds of scientists, including Stephen Hawking and…
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DOD recommits to CMU software security center with $732M award
"The institute has been the model for what academia can do for government in the cybersecurity field and has led innovation both in government practices an…
With your tattoos and topknots, who do you think you are?
Ezra Klein and Paul Krugman are having a friendly argument about hipster topknots and tattoos (full disclosure: I played an indirect role in the prehistory of t…
Robots run new Chinese factory
Robots have been used in factories around the world for decades, often carrying out dangerous or highly repetitive operations. However the city of Dongguan, Chi…