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Google Doesn’t Want to Accidentally Make Skynet, So It’s Creating an AI Off Switch

There are two unmistakable sides to the debate concerning the future of artificial intelligence. In the “boom” corner are companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft aggressively investing in technology to make AI systems smarter and smarter. And in the “doom” corner are prominent thinkers like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking who’ve said that AI is like “summoning the demon.”

Source: Google Doesn’t Want to Accidentally Make Skynet, So It’s Creating an AI Off Switch

 

http://intelligence.org/files/Interruptibility.pdf

After standoff, LA cops’ bomb disposal robot snatches man’s shotgun | Ars Technica

Suspected shooter failed to see or hear robot as it rolled in behind him.

Source: After standoff, LA cops’ bomb disposal robot snatches man’s shotgun | Ars Technica

Our bots, ourselves – The Boston Globe

The Roomba has become a part of families almost as much as pets, even to the point of people naming their vacuum bots.

Source: Our bots, ourselves – The Boston Globe

Iraq Wants to Hunt Down ISIS With This Killer Robot

Military robots are nothing new—whether in reality or pop culture nightmare scenarios. But the Bagdhad Post reports that a new bot could be the first to fire its weapon on Iraqi soil. It’s called alrobot—Arabic for “robot”—and it’s a deadly machine.

Source: Iraq Wants to Hunt Down ISIS With This Killer Robot

10 Predictions About the Future That Should Scare the Hell Out of You

http://gizmodo.com/10-predictions-about-the-future-that-should-scare-the-h-1783538821

Are We Overthinking The Dangers Of Artificial Intelligence? | Gizmodo Australia

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/06/are-we-overthinking-the-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence/

U.S. military christens self-driving ‘Sea Hunter’ warship

The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America’s strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.

Source: U.S. military christens self-driving ‘Sea Hunter’ warship

The Scientists Who Simulate The End Of The World

The scientists at the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center model cyberattacks, global pandemics, and megastorms.

Source: The Scientists Who Simulate The End Of The World

Robots and job fears: Destruction of large numbers of jobs unlikely, says new OECD Study « RobotEnomics

There is so much doom and gloom associated with robots and jobs it is time to add some common sense to the misunderstandings created by so called experts opinions about robots and jobs – thankfully…

Source: Robots and job fears: Destruction of large numbers of jobs unlikely, says new OECD Study « RobotEnomics

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Is Still a Huge Mess

Source: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Is Still a Huge Mess