The mock killer robot was displayed in London in April 2013 during the launching of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, which calls for the ban of lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets without any human intervention.
Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg: Nobody's Ready for the Killer Robot
A Q&A with General Robert Latiff on the ethics of warfare in the autonomous future.
It was another busy year for everybody's favorite automotive-industry disruptor, space-travel visionary and potential James Bond villain Elon Musk. Tesla surpassed Ford and General Motors in market capitalization; the Gigafactory began churning out lithium-ion batteries; his neighborhood roofing company began installing solar panels that aren't crimes against architecture; he's sending two rockets to Mars; he started digging a giant tunnel under Los Angeles; and he dissed President Donald Trump over the Paris Climate Accord. (OK, he had a few misses too; just ask anybody on the Model 3 waiting list.)
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WNU Editor: We are at the beginning of a new age. Robots. Autonomous systems. AI platforms. What are the military applications. Yup .... no one really knows how this is going to end.
