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Why killer robots ‘must be stopped’
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is an international coalition of 59 groups, including Human Rights Watch and the Nobel Women’s Committee. Spokesman Peter As…
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Growing chorus of experts is raising ethical questions about the future of robotics
"Among the signatories was Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at The New School for Public Engagement in New York and co-founder of the International Comm…
Deep Dive: God, Science & Robotic Warfare
Robotic warfare is no longer the realm of science fiction. From drones to the development of lethal, autonomous robotic weaponry, we take a look at the ethics o…
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Campaign to Stop Killer Robots warns UN of threat 'a few years away'
"Peter Asaro, a professor at the New School in New York, noted that without a human in control, machines fail to take in the unpredictable variables and co…
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Stopping killer robots
No longer confined to science fiction, the use of autonomous robots in a military context has become a very real possibility in recent years. International Inno…
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Introducing Spot, the four-legged robot dog: family pet or potential battle aid?
"“These robotic weapons would be able to choose and fire on targets on their own, without human intervention,” says Dr Peter Asaro of the Campaign to Stop…
Ban Killer Robots before They Become Weapons of Mass Destruction
Last week the Future of Life Institute released a letter signed by some 1,500 artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and technology researchers. Among them were…
Killer robots: the coming arms race?
Are you worried about killer robots? Last week, some of the most prominent thinkers in science and technology signed an open letter that warned of the coming ar…
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Peter Asaro Vs. the Killer Robots
"When he was in fourth grade, Peter Asaro ’94 got the assignment of making a Valentine’s Day mailbox. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he didn’t dig around his…
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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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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…