Knightscope’s Dystopian Vision for the Future of Robot Police
By Nicholas West The move toward using robots in law enforcement, private security, and even to scare away the homeless, has been nearly 15 years…
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Illinois Expands Use of Police Drones to Cover “Special Events” and Can Include Facial Recognition
By Nicholas West The rapid proliferation of police drones and robots shouldn’t come as a surprise for longtime readers, but legislators are now reaching for…
The Black Hornet Nano-drone Can Now Be Controlled by Voice Commands
By Nicholas West Longtime readers might remember when we first began discussing and warning about insect-sized drones and drone swarms more than a decade ago….
New Hire at CENTCOM Raises Questions About Future of AI Warfare
By Nicholas West Just yesterday I highlighed new concerns about ChatGPT artificial intelligence being merged into Google Earth satellite imagery for real-time global surveillance. This…
ChatGPT Introduces Next Level of Satellite Surveillance
By Nicholas West ChatGPT has been taking over the news feed with its revolutionary and frightening ability to bring text production, video, audio and much…
Return of the RoboDogs
By Nicholas West Earlier resistance to AI-driven robocops on the streets of New York appears to have lessened in the wake of rising crime and…
New York City Public Squashes Dream of Police to Use Robot Dogs on the Streets
By Nicholas West The creator of Black Mirror – the dystopian sci-fi series – has famously said that he chose to stop making episodes because…
Gym Owner Details Constant Harassment by Canadian COVID Police State — 16 Visits, No Fines (Updated)
By Nicholas West It’s a difficult time to be an entrepreneur with a physical location that can be held hostage by the ever-changing COVID restrictions…
The Ever Expanding Business of Drones and Anti-Drones
By Nicholas West As the global drone arms race continues to expand, so do the counter measures. As I’ve covered over the last decade, the…
“Metalhead” DARPA Robot Enlisted by Police to Enforce Social Distancing
By Nicholas West The move toward using robots in law enforcement, private security, and even to scare away the homeless, has been a decade-long trend…
DARPA Asks for Help Completing its Flotilla of Drone Warships
By Nicholas West In April 2016 I reported that DARPA was hard at work on a plan to introduce 132-foot “Sea Hunter” drone warships to…
U.S. Military Seeks A.I. “Quarterback” to Call Plays for The Internet of Battlefield Things
By Nicholas West Similar to its civilian counterpart, The Internet of Things, the military has been trying to increase the integration between physical objects, data…
ROBORDER: EU and U.S. Testing Drone Swarms to Handle “Illegal Border Activity”
By Nicholas West Here comes Skynet. Earlier this year in May it was reported by The Intercept that the EU had been working with member…
HARPA: New Agency to Use A.I. to Screen Mental Health for Gun Ownership?
By Nicholas West Most people have heard of DARPA — the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — that is informally known as the mad science…