Saying “no one wants to create a Terminator” is not an argument; it’s more like saying “no one wants to get cancer.” Yet just as one can reduce the chance of getting cancer by living a healthy lifestyle, not smoking, and eating well, one can mitigate the chances of creating weaponized and intelligent systems by preventing an AI arms race between powerful countries with large militaries, and by taking a public stand about how many decisions are delegated to machines.
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The Atlas robot, as it is known, is certainly an imposing figure – it stands 1.88cm (6’2 feet) and weighs 150kg (330lb). However, plans for a terminator style invasion maybe on hold for the moment, as the robots certainly don’t have the movement of a T-800 or a T-1000 as seen in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. “We are making pretty good progress to make sure that it has mobility that is in shooting range of yours. I am not saying that it can do everything that you can do, but if we keep pushing it, we will get there,” Raibert added.
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Humans are the solution, but they're also still the problem.
RT @mims: Killer robots are coming, and it’s the likes of Google and Amazon making them possible–not the military
RT @mims: Killer robots are coming, and it's the likes of Google and Amazon making them possible--not the military
Autonomous Weapons: an Open Letter from AI & Robotics Researchers
Autonomous Weapons: an Open Letter from AI & Robotics Researchers
RT @dailydot: ’Terminator’ jokes abound as Sarah O’Connor reports on deadly robot accident:
Financial Times reporter and Twitter user Sarah O'Connor is not, in fact, robot-fighting Sarah Connor from the Terminator series.