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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: KILLER ROBOTS: 40 countries are working on killer robots and there’s no law to say how we use them

22 January 2016

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"Artificial intelligence experts have come together at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss the future – or lack of – for autonomous killer robots.

Despite calls for a ban made by people like Tesla’s Elon Musk last year, Sir Roger Carr, the chairman of British weapons manufacturer BAE, said that 40 countries are currently working on this tech, including the United States."

See the article: 40 countries are working on killer robots and there’s no law to say how we use them (The Next Web, link)

And: Video: What If: Robots Go to War? (World Economic Forum, link): "Remarkable advances in artificial intelligence may soon have implications for the future of warfare. What if autonomous weapon systems replace both soldiers and generals?

Join an in-depth discussion that explores the possible, plausible and probable impacts of artificial intelligence on defence systems."

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