Killer Robots

• Police proposal to use potentially deadly robots approved in San Francisco

  Supervisors in San Francisco voted to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations.

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  Nov 30, 2022
  
• Benefits of AI touted by Liberals, despite UN warnings of its ‘dark side’

  The United Nations' top disarmament official also warned governments of the implications of so-called killer robots that could take military decisions out of human hands.

  World

  Feb 24, 2020
  
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• Project Maven: Google won’t renew AI deal for military drones amid outcry

  Google reportedly plans not to renew a contract with the U.S. military to provide artificial intelligence help for use in drone strikes, amid a wave of protests from its own employees.

  Tech

  Jun 4, 2018
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• Ottawa’s artificial intelligence push has some concerned over ‘killer robots’

  Concerns grow over Ottawa's artificial intelligence push.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2017
• Damage shown from robot blast that stopped Dallas police shooter

  A bomb delivered by a police robot that killed a sniper, ending a deadly ambush on Dallas police, caused severe damage to a hallway at a downtown Dallas community college building.

  Crime

  Jul 19, 2016
• Still no explanation for Dallas police shooter’s honourable discharge from Army

  It's still unclear how the gunman obtained an honourable discharge from the military even though Army officials sent him home from Afghanistan with a recommendation that he be thrown out of the armed forces.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2016
• Micah Johnson’s family says military changed Dallas police shooting suspect

  Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published Monday.

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
• Dallas police chief defends use of ‘bomb robot’ to kill suspected sniper Micah Johnson

  The Dallas Police Chief defended the use of a bomb-carrying robot to kill Micah Johnson saying he "would do it again to save our officers lives."

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
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• New report calls for unilateral ban on ‘killer robots’

  Technology allowing a pre-programmed robot to shoot to kill, or a tank to fire at a target with no human involvement, is only years away, experts say. A new report called Monday for a ban on such "killer robots."

  Tech

  Apr 11, 2016
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• Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak warn of ‘killer robots’ using artificial intelligence

  Scientists and tech experts - including Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - are warning of a global arms race with weapons using artificial intelligence.

  Science

  Jul 28, 2015