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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 ›

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 30, 2018

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Work

Tagged
Dystopia, Jay Richards, Noah Smith, Prediction Machines (book), Robogeddon, Robots, The Human Advantage}

Robogeddon!! Pause.

_{Wait. This just in: AI is NOT killing all our jobs} _{Denyse O'Leary

August 30, 2018

5

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Work}

Jay Richards, author of The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines,sees it as more of a retooling than a meltdown. But retooling does mean change, work, cost, and risk. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 20, 2018

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Tagged
Alison Darcy, Olivia Solon, pseudo-AI, Ramona Pringle, Robots, Wizard of Oz, Woebot}

Sometimes the ‘Bots Turn Out To Be Humans

_{That “lifelike” effect was easier to come by than some might think} _{Denyse O'Leary

August 20, 2018

3

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning}

Companies sometimes pretend to be using AI or machine learning when they are actually using human employees for various reasons. One reason is that they have promised potential investors more high tech than they can deliver. Sometimes, as we learned recently at The Guardian, it gets a bit sticky... Read More ›