Tuesday 28 July 2015
“The endpoint of this technological trajectory is obvious: autonomous weapons will become the Kalashnikovs of tomorrow. The key question for humanity today is whether to start a global AI arms race or to prevent it from starting.” – Autonomous Weapons: An Open Letter from AI & Robotics Researchers The Kalashnikov aka the AK-47 is the design classic we don’t talk about that much. It’s the mechanical instrument of murder that has outlived every other ‘gadget’ of its generation. Those who do bring it up as an incredible and awful achievement usually do so to be polemical, but it’s true. Elon…
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