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Armed super soldier with supersonic gun in the cyber city. cyberpunk city. cyborg. Robot. Generative AI

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post

Author
News
Date
February 28, 2023

Categorized
Robotics

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, drones, Free speech, Military, Police, PTSD, Robert J. Marks, robotics, warfare}

“It All Comes Down to Ethics”

_{Robert J. Marks interviewed for recent article on "killer robots"} _{News

February 28, 2023

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Robotics}

Robert J. Marks and his book The Case for Killer Robots: Why America’s Military Needs to Continue Development of Lethal AI were mentioned in a Fortune Magazine article by Jacob Carpenter, which discussed the issue of robotic and AI-controlled weapons in police and military forces. Marks was interviewed for the article and his phrase “in the end, it comes down to the ethics” was also featured in the article’s title. The article weighs different perspectives on weaponized AI and whether this is the direction the country is headed in the future. Marks notes the parallels with the gun rights issue in the debate over weaponized robots. The issue will inevitably extend to the question of AI deploying firearms, not just Read More ›

Silhouette of drone flying above city at sunset

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
August 19, 2021

Tagged
academia, Autonomous drones, Cell phones, Crowd Control, drone army, Drone swarms, drones, electromagnetic pulses, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), emps, frequencies, government, microwaves, planes, Robert J. Marks, Russia, Sarah Seguin, submarines, swarms, Technology}

Using EMPs in Warfare

_{Robert J. Marks

August 19, 2021

1}

EMPs are just one aspect of the ever-growing threat in our changing world. There are multiple types of frequencies which could affect your electronics and your well-being. Robert J. Marks and Sarah Seguin return to discuss these threats and the future of warfare. Show Notes 00:38 | Introducing Sarah Seguin 01:18 | Can Microwaves Make Us Sick? 03:15 | Can Read More ›

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post

Author
Richard W. Stevens
Date
June 7, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Law

Tagged
criminal justice, criminal law, criminal liability, Cybercrime, drones, IEEE, legal neutrality, Ryan Abbott, Steven Cherry, The Reasonable Robot (book), Voter fraud allegations (in U.S.)}

Can a Robot be Arrested and Prosecuted?

_{An Uber driver is held liable if he runs over someone. But what if a driverless taxi ran over someone?} _{Richard W. Stevens

June 7, 2021

8

Artificial Intelligence, Law}

The title, “Can a Robot Be Arrested? Hold a Patent? Pay Income Taxes?”, is bound to attract clicks and attention. Posted on the IEEE Spectrum site, a podcast transcript by that name reports Steven Cherry’s interview of Ryan Abbott about artificial intelligence and the law. Abbott, a physician, lawyer, and professor, wrote the aptly titled book, The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law, published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. To the point: Can a robot be arrested? Technically, an arrest occurs when a person is forcibly but lawfully detained. Of course, one can forcibly detain a robot – we’ve seen that done in many science fiction movies. Abbott was talking specifically about how criminal law should apply to actions taken by artificial intelligence (AI) Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
June 1, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Intelligence

Tagged
Alexa, Alfred Nobel, Artificial Intelligence, drones, Futurism, Gaming AI (book), George Dvorsky, George Gilder, Human exceptionalism, John Searle, Killer robots, Nikola Tesla, Paul Scharre, Roger Penrose, Selmer Bringsjord, Slaughterbots, The Case for Killer Robots, Thomas Edison, Topsy the elephant}

Chicken Little AI Dystopians: Is the Sky Really Falling?

_{Futurist claims about human-destroying superintelligence are uninformed and irresponsible} _{Robert J. Marks

June 1, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Natural Intelligence}

The article “How an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity” is one of the most irresponsible pieces about AI I have read in the last five years. The author, transhumanist George Dvorsky, builds his argument on a foundation of easily popped balloons. AI is and will remain a tool. Computers can crunch numbers faster than you or me. Alexa saves a lot of time looking up results on the web or playing a selected tune from Spotify. A car – even a bicycle – can go a lot faster than I can run. AI is a tool like fire or electricity used to enhance human performance and improve lifestyles. Like fire and electricity, AI can be used for evil or Read More ›

Dozens of Drones Swarm in the Cloudy Sky.

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
November 19, 2020

Tagged
Autonomous drones, Autonomous lethal weapons, Autonomous weapons, Cold War, Drone swarms, drones, ethics, HARPY missile, Killer robots, Killer Robots (book), lethal autonomous weapons, military technology, Robert J. Marks, Swarm intelligence, The Case for Killer Robots, Winograd Schema, Winograd Schema Challenge, World War II}

Robert J. Marks on Killer Robots

_{Robert J. Marks

November 19, 2020

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Robert J. Marks discusses AI and the military, autonomous weapons, and his book The Case for Killer Robots with hosts Robert D. Atkinson and Jackie Whisman from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Dr. Marks’ book The Case for Killer Robots is available at Amazon.com in print, audio and Kindle formats. For a limited time, the Bradley Center is Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
January 9, 2020

Tagged
Autonomous weapons, drones, killer drones, lethal autonomous weapons, military technology, Robert J. Marks, The Case for Killer Robots}

Listen to Robert J. Marks’ New Book The Case for Killer Robots

_{Robert J. Marks

January 9, 2020

2}

Should the United States military pursue development of lethal autonomous artificial intelligence weapons? Robert J. Marks, Director of Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence, says yes. He makes his case for lethal A.I. weapons in his book, The Case for Killer Robots: Why America’s Military Needs to Continue Development of Lethal A.I. To find out how Read More ›

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post

Author
Mind Matters
Date
September 5, 2018

Categorized
Ethics, Natural Intelligence

Tagged
bioethics, drones, Heather Zeiger, killer drones, lethal autonomous weapons}

Will killer drones make killing easier?

_{That, says a bioethicist, depends on who the pilots are} _{Mind Matters

September 5, 2018

3

Ethics, Natural Intelligence}

Heather Zeiger tells us that traditional aerial combat pilots tend to think the same way when piloting drones from an office but it may be a different story when cell phone addicts, who tend to lack empathy, are recruited. Read More ›

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post

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
September 3, 2018

Categorized
Applied Intelligence, Social Factors

Tagged
drones, High Castle (TV series), lethal autonomous weapons, nuclear weapons, Robots, Slaughterbots (film), warfare}

Slaughterbots

_{Is it ethical to develop a swarm of killer AI drones?} _{Robert J. Marks

September 3, 2018

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Applied Intelligence, Social Factors}

For threats like slaughterbots, the answer is the development of newer technology. Like it or not, history is replete with accounts of new military technology replacing old. Evil, seeking influence, demands a response, so the technology to provide one must be developed. Read More ›