What Killer Robots Mean for the Future of War
By Jonathan Erskine, University of Bristol and Miranda Mowbray, University of Bristol You might have heard of killer robots, slaughterbots or terminators – officially called…
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VICTORY! San Francisco Bans Killer Robots…For Now
By Matthew Guariglia In a stunning 8-to-3 vote yesterday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors banned the SFPD from using deadly force with remote-controlled robots….
44 Local Organizations Stand Against SFPD’s Killer Robots
By Matthew Guariglia EFF is announcing a letter signed by 44 community groups who stand united in opposition to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Crush! Kill! Destroy!”—The Robot, Lost in Space The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives…
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…
The Threat Of “Killer Robots” Is Real And Closer Than You Might Think
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…
Big Tech, Russia and U.S. Under Fire for A.I. Warfare; “Campaign to Stop Killer Robots” Doubles in Size
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…
Experts Gather For UN-Hosted Meeting On “Killer Robots”
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…
Ban “Killer robots” to Protect Fundamental Moral and Legal Principles
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…
What Could Go Wrong? U.S. Army Planning to Deploy Autonomous Killer Robots on Battlefield by 2028
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…
As 40% of Americans Can’t Pay $400 Bill, Pentagon Spends $1 BILLION Developing Killer Robots
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…
European Parliament Calls For “Kill Switches” To Stop Killer Robots
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…
UN Report Claims Terrorists “Actively Seeking” to Build Deadly Army of Intelligent Killer Robots
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…
Losing Control: The Dangers of Killer Robots
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…