Stop Killer Robots

RT @BanKillerRobots: Every technology invented was supposed to put an end to war, but rather it done opposite by providing new opportunitie…

RT @BanKillerRobots: We have to anticipate what might happen b/c if we don't we won't be in a position to take action when it does …

RT @BanKillerRobots: We are already being emotionally managed by the machines that we Will guilt + deceit be programmed in?

RT @BanKillerRobots: We're building very bright machines no social or emotional Can ethical knowledge be programmed? Likel…

RT @BanKillerRobots: Machine ethics is now the fastest-growing area in ethical studies, eg @Google driverless car, cyber,

Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Professor of Public Engagement University of Sheffield

Noel Sharkey is a multi-disciplinarian with a career spanning psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering and robotics. He holds a PhD in psychology/cognitive science and has an honorary science doctorate DSc. He is a chartered electrical engineer and a chartered information technology professional. Noel holds fellowships at the Institution of Engineering and Information Technology, the Royal Institute of Navigation, the British Computer Society and the Royal Society of Arts. He is a member of the Experimental Psychology Society and also Equity, the actors union. Noel is best known to the public for his frequent appearances in the media as a robot expert. His current research passion is on the ethics of robot applications including care, policing, military, crime, sex, transport and medicine.

"Machines lack morality and mortality, and as a result should not have life and death powers over humans,"

America's mindless killer robots must be stopped | Noel Sharkey