The age of AI warfare has arrived – and it’s not looking good.
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AI systems will accelerate the pace of war.
The technology exists to build autonomous weapons. How well they would work and whether they could be adequately controlled are unknown. The Ukraine war has only turned up the pressure.
AI enabled weapons (LAWs) are still in their adolescence, which means we still have a chance to influence their development. But we need to act now.
The sentient, murderous humanoid robot is a complete fiction, and may never become reality. But that doesn’t mean we’re safe from autonomous weapons – they are already here.
Anduril says it is “transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology” – and it’s setting up shop in Australia.
Diverging views on automated weapons systems could make it difficult for Australia and New Zealand to manage military ties at a delicate time in trans-Tasman relations.
New weapons will require new rules of war – but there is little appetite for regulation.
Russia’s absurd claims about ‘smart’ landmines show it’s high time the world put limits on autonomous weapons.
Russia has sophisticated drone capabilities, but generals may not trust the technology enough to use it.
Sci-fi nightmares of a robot apocalypse aside, autonomous weapons are a very real threat to humanity. An expert on the weapons explains how the emerging arms race could be humanity’s last.
Sci-fi nightmares of a robot apocalypse aside, autonomous weapons are a very real threat to humanity. An expert on the weapons explains how the emerging arms race could be humanity’s last.
New Zealanders are worried about autonomous weapons. But military alliances with the US and Australia, and potential economic gains from local robotics research, mean NZ won’t yet take a tough stand.
Like atomic bombs and chemical and biological weapons, deadly drones that make their own decisions must be tightly controlled by an international treaty.
Fictional screen robots have long represented our fear of technology. A new animated family film combines this trepidation with many parents’ fear of losing offline connection with their kids.
Outsourcing use-of-force decisions to machines violates human dignity and is incompatible with international law.
Many fans think the VAR is ruining the Women’s World Cup.
Science fiction has made us vigilant of ‘killer robots’ in our midst, but they’re far closer than many of us realise.
Stories passed down from the ancient world tell of self-powered machines able to move on their own – robots – playing key roles in historic moments.
In ads, robots typically are scary, sad or stupid. Real-life robots and artificial intelligence systems are none of those.
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Professor of English, Macalester College
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Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern Denmark
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Professor, Director of the Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Applied Ethics and Director, Security and Risk Research, University of Portsmouth
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