The dangers of trusting robots
In February, a South Korean woman was sleeping on the floor when her robot vacuum ate her hair, forcing her to call for emergency help. It may not be the dystop…
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After Jeep hack, automakers working to plug vehicles' vulnerabilities
""It's the same thing you see in any industry: You do more and someone finds a way around it," said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at t…
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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Hitchbot ‘murder’ has researchers worrying about robot cruelty
"“Maybe these Canadians have a claim for more damages than just the physical robot because of the likelihood of sentimental attachment,” Calo told me over…
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Military Robots: Armed, but How Dangerous?
"“We’re pushing new frontiers in artificial intelligence,” says Patrick Lin, a professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University. “And a l…
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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…
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…