Press
•
Google Talking to Auto Makers About Self-Driving Car
"Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Automotive Research, said it can take up to six years to design and build a new car. Smi…
Robotics
Press
•
Killer Robots Could Be More Humane than Humans
""I think it is quite likely that these systems will behave in unpredictable ways, especially as they grow increasingly complex and are used in increa…
Why Limitless Technology Could Be A Disaster
View the full video at Huffpost Live. Famed physicist Steven Hawking warns that while success in creating artificial intelligence would be the biggest event in…
The Robot Car of Tomorrow May Just Be Programmed to Hit You
Suppose that an autonomous car is faced with a terrible decision to crash into one of two objects. It could swerve to the left and hit a Volvo sport utility veh…
Press
•
Keep ‘Killer Robots’ off the Battlefield, Canada Urged
"Autonomous weapons don’t actually exist yet, but with the rapid advancements being made in robotics, there are troubling signs, said Peter Asaro, co-found…
Press
•
The Future of Drones: Sky-High Hopes vs. Regulatory Realities
""Pirker is a really good test case," Calo told Live Science. "Ultimately, I don't see a scenario where what the FAA does collapses the…
Press
•
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Calls For Canada To Support Ban On Fully Autonomous Weapons
"“Allowing machines to determine who should live or die in a conflict is an issue that concerns all states. The United States has articulated its policy on…
Press
•
Products Liability and Driverless Cars
"Bryant Walker Smith writes that “commercial sellers’ growing information about, access to, and control over their products, product users, and product use…
Press
•
As human laws grapple with robots, there are no easy answers
"At the conference, cyberlaw professor Ryan Calo discussed his forthcoming paper "Robotics and the New Cyberlaw." Internet law defined the vangua…
Press
•
Drone Crashes Could Cause Headaches and Lawsuits
"In the United States, someone injured by a small drone would have a strong case against the person remotely flying it, even if the injured party was simpl…
Robo cops can not turn a blind eye
Listen to the full radio show (in German) at Deutschlandradio. (English translation): "On the other hand: even algorithms can make mistakes. You will eve…
Press
•
WeRobot 2014 Conference Begins in Miami
"The sociopolitical ramifications are astonishing when the future is examined in reference to emerging technology. For instance, Ryan Calo, a law professor…