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The Sheer Difficulty of Defining What a Robot Is
"Many different existing legal regimes will be able to competently address problems posed by robots without having to settle on a standard definition,” Woo…
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ICRAC second statement on Overarching Issues, 2015 CCW Expert Meeting
On Thursday April 16, ICRAC’s Dr. Peter Asaro delivered the following statement to the informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva. Thank you M…
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If a robot kills someone, who is to blame?
"“There is a question to be asked here about whether allowing machines to kill people diminishes the value of human life for everybody, even if you are not…
Drones, The Weaponized Web And A Look Inside The Bush White House
On this week’s FAST FORWARD, FOX Business Network’s Jo Ling Kent looks at how China may be weaponizing foreign web traffic. Also, are we taking steps closer to…
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Conference explores regulating robots in the near future
"Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law at the UW School of Law, is clear about the significance of We Robot, an annual conference on robotics law and polic…
Campaigning to stop killer robots
Killer robots — or lethal autonomous weapons systems — could be the future but should they have a mind of their own to decide who lives or dies? It is a comple…
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Can we stop killer robots? UN meets to debate possible treaty
"Peter Asaro, at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society and a member of the International Committee on Robot Arms Control, is attending…
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Should we let robots kill on their own?
"“We’ve been focusing on trying to define what an autonomous weapon is so it can be the basis for an international agreement,” explained Peter Asaro, Ph.D.…
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‘Ex Machina’ is the best movie about artificial intelligence in 40 years
"These are the kinds of questions that obsess AI reseachers. “We’ll have to come up with new rights and norms; human rights won’t do,” University of Washin…
What Ex Machina's Alex Garland Gets Wrong About Artificial Intelligence
Ex Machina opens this weekend. Its director, Alex Garland of 28 Days Later acclaim, appeared on Marketplace today to discuss the role of artificial intelligence…
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How Do You Make Laws For Killer Robots?
"The conference was organized by UW professor Ryan Calo. He said there’s a role for regulation of robot use in politics to influence elections or deceptive…
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Uber's hiring plans show outlines of self-driving car project
"The inclusion of “vendor interactions and supplier management” for manufacturing engineers might suggest Uber is looking to develop a system advanced enou…