Sometimes when I read stuff I think, tomorrows are going to be shit. Then my optimism raises it foolish head, and I say, NAW, we can change it." Then on the other hand----- "Biotechnology is plainly advancing rapidly, and by 2020 there will
be thousands-even millions-of people with the capability to cause a
catastrophic biological disaster,” Rees said. “My concern is not only
organized terrorist groups, but individual weirdos with the mindset of
the people who now design computer viruses.”
Drones and other automated weapons
systems are common on the battlefield - and even for police
surveillance. But Human Rights Watch warn that Terminator-style
robots - which can “decide” to kill - will be feasible in
decades.
Human Rights watch claims several governments are working on the technology now. The U.S government in particular has admitted to working towards robotic weapons systems with ‘total autonomy’.
“There is an ongoing push to increase UGV - unmanned ground vehicle - autonomy, with an ultimate goal of full autonomy,” said a U.S military report in 2011.
A U.S Air Force report in 2009 said, “Increasingly humans will no longer be ‘in the loop’ but rather ‘on the loop’—monitoring the execution of certain decisions. “Simultaneously, advances in AI will enable systems to make combat decisions without necessarily requiring human input.”
Human Rights watch claims several governments are working on the technology now. The U.S government in particular has admitted to working towards robotic weapons systems with ‘total autonomy’.
“There is an ongoing push to increase UGV - unmanned ground vehicle - autonomy, with an ultimate goal of full autonomy,” said a U.S military report in 2011.
A U.S Air Force report in 2009 said, “Increasingly humans will no longer be ‘in the loop’ but rather ‘on the loop’—monitoring the execution of certain decisions. “Simultaneously, advances in AI will enable systems to make combat decisions without necessarily requiring human input.”
