SOCOM Fields Killer Robots “For Immediate Force Protection”
By Tyler Durden A new R&D budget document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense reveals that Special Operation Command (SOCOM) has already acquired…
By Tyler Durden A new R&D budget document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense reveals that Special Operation Command (SOCOM) has already acquired…
By Ingvild Bode, University of Southern Denmark From self-driving cars, to digital assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives…
By Nicholas West Renewed attention over artificial intelligence for use in warfare (“killer robots”) is being brought to the forefront with the recent Convention on…
By Mac Slavo Experts from numerous countries around the globe are gathering for a United Nations meeting to discuss “killer robots.” The week-long event that opened…
By Bonnie Docherty, Harvard University When drafting a treaty on the laws of war at the end of the 19th century, diplomats could not foresee…
By Jay Syrmopoulos Washington, D.C. – United States Army Secretary Mark Esper recently revealed that the military has a strategic vision of utilizing autonomous and…
By John Vibes The Pentagon reportedly plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next few years developing advanced robots for military applications that…
By Nicholas West The rise of automation in nearly every sector is accelerating at an exponential pace. Running in tandem with the developments is an…
By Joseph Jankowski According to a piece of authoritative research published by the United Nations, terrorists are working to build armies of artificially intelligent killer robots capable…
By Bonnie Docherty, Harvard University New technology could lead humans to relinquish control over decisions to use lethal force. As artificial intelligence advances, the possibility…
By Joseph Jankowski A new report from the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic and Human Rights Watch is calling for a ban on lethal autonomous…
By Joseph Jankowski Scientists, arms experts and political leaders warned at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps that it may be too late for…
By Nicholas West Amid a global drone arms race is the pursuit of ever greater autonomous weapons systems that have come to be known as…
By Joshua Krause You read it in the comment section of every article that is critical of the government, sometimes on this very website. You…