Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 4 August 2015

IEEE Robotics News
4 August 2015
Should We Ban "Killer Robots"?
Last week, a group of artificial intelligence and robotics experts called for a ban on offensive autonomous weapons, arguing that a global AI arms race would lead to low-cost robots that could be anonymously deployed to kill thousands. But others say banning autonomous weapons is futile, because it won't prevent such systems from existing and, what's more, certain robotic weapons could actually perform better than armed humans in combat, resulting in fewer casualties. IEEE Spectrum has recently published articles making the case both for and against AI weapons. Read the two and leave your opinion in the comments:
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