Never mind killer robots – even the good ones are scarily unpredictable
The unexpected behaviour of even simple bots is only going to get more dramatic as AI scales up.
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Finding trust and understanding in autonomous technologies
The ethics and psychology of trust suggest ways we might learn to understand self-driving cars, but also show why doing so might be more challenging than we expect.
Star Wars: Rogue One highlights an uncomfortable fact – military robots can change sides
Rebel fighters in the latest Star Wars movie are helped by a droid that was captured from the enemy and reprogrammed. Could that happen in real life with today's autonomous weapons?
Losing control: The dangers of killer robots
Machines that can target and kill people without human intervention or accountability pose a moral threat to the world.
Australia should take a stand against ‘killer robots’
We need to ban lethal autonomous weapons, or "killer robots", as we have done with biological weapons, land mines and blinding lasers, and Australia should take a leading role in making that happen.
We need to keep humans in the loop when robots fight wars
When it comes to weapons with artificial intelligence, there's an argument for keeping a human in charge of some of the action.
Your questions answered on artificial intelligence
Is genuine artificial consciousness possible? Should we protect jobs from automation? Your questions on AI and robots answered here.
The age of drones has arrived quicker than the laws that govern them
Drones are here, carrying cameras, delivering packages and even toting guns. But the laws to govern their use are way behind.
We should not dismiss the dangers of ‘killer robots’ so quickly
Some have argued we should not ban but embrace offensive autonomous weapons, or 'killer robots'. But the arguments against a ban are weak.
AI researchers should not retreat from battlefield robots, they should engage them head-on
If military robots are inevitable, then AI and robotics researchers should work to make them ethical, not retreat by calling for an ineffectual ban.
Why we should welcome ‘killer robots’, not ban them
The thousands of people who signed an open letter calling for a ban on autonomous killer weapons and robots are misguided. We already have such killing machines and we should embrace them.
Open letter: we must stop killer robots before they are built
We need to ban offensive autonomous weapons - or 'killer robots' - before a new arms race to produce them begins.
Battle lines drawn around the legality of ‘killer robots’
The debate over whether lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) -- often called 'killer robots' -- should be banned continues, although it's far from settled.
Machines with guns: debating the future of autonomous weapons systems
Should future wars be fought by autonomous systems? Or do they pose such a threat that they should be banned? These issues are being debated this week by diplomats from around the world.
Killer robot drones are like drugs: regulate, but resist the urge to ban them
BAE Systems has revealed that it has successfully test-flown Taranis, its prototype Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The test has some people understandably hot under the collar. But while there is much to debate…
Better to know your enemy when taking on a killer robot
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a network of NGOs and academics, has done us all a valuable service by drawing attention to the development of unmanned systems that are able to kill without direct…
Lethal autonomous robots must be stopped in their tracks
The topic of killer robots was drawn back into the public sphere last week with the widely publicised call for a moratorium on the development and use of “lethal autonomous robotics” by a top UN human…
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