Killer Robots
Scientists Sign Pledge Not to Manufacture Killer Robots
"The decision to take a human life should never be delegated to a machine."
Watch: Boston Dynamics' Robots Run and Climb Up Stairs
Boston Dynamics, an offshoot of MIT, said it wants to build machines that "break boundaries and work in the real world."
Killer Robot Fears Cause Experts to Boycott University
More than 50 AI researchers from around the world have signed an open letter boycotting the prestigious university.
SpotMini: Puny Humans Are No Match for Robot Dog
This human attempted to stop the SpotMini robot from opening its door, and failed.
Google, Tesla Rally Against Killer Robots
The arrival of autonomous weapons systems will be as revolutionary to war as gunpowder and nuclear arms.
AI Is a Bigger Threat Than North Korea: Elon Musk
Musk thinks killer robots are much more dangerous than Kim Jong-un.
Robot Security Flaws Could Endanger Lives
"Compromised robots can be used to physically damage something or even kill someone," say researchers exposing the flaws.
Lethal Use of Bomb Robot in Dallas Believed to Be First
Micah Johnson was killed after a robot delivered and detonated a bomb.
Hawking, Musk, Wozniak: Ban Artificially Intelligent, Autonomous Weapons in War
More than 1,000 artificial intelligence experts signed an open letter calling for the ban of fully autonomous weapons.
Stephen Hawking Warns Artificial Intelligence Could End Humanity
"Our future is a race between the growing power of technology and the wisdom with which we use it," says Hawking.
Human Rights Groups Call for Ban of 'Killer Robots'
Humanity is on the cusp of developing fully autonomous weapons capable of picking their own targets.
Bring On the Killer Robots
Should battlefield bots be banned? Or would they minimize the horrors of war?