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Drones

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Technology: Eyes in the sky

"“Drones are a much more visceral reminder of the surveillance state than anything the NSA is doing,” says Ryan Calo, a privacy law expert at the Universit…

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Delivered by Drones

"“The FAA intends to announce a plan for commercial operators to seek certificates of authorization in September of 2015, but that does not mean that drone…

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The Pros and Cons of Killer Robots

"“Autonomous systems interacting with each other competitively can escalate quickly and unpredictably,“ says Dr. Peter Asaro, a philosopher of science at t…

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Why Drones Make Us Nervous

"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, thinks that drones will give people the jolt they need to bring our privacy laws into the 21st…

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Robotic Justice

From Roombas to drones, scientists are developing machines to be more and more self-sufficient. But even if they’re programmed to do good—what happens when some…