Terminator style killer robots could lead to a major escalation in civilian deaths, warns Prof Noel Sharkey Photo: WARNER BROS. PICTURES From The Telegraph:
Action on a global scale must be taken to curb the development of military killer robots that think for themselves, a leading British expert said.
"Terminator"-style machines that decide how, when and who to kill are just around the corner, warns Noel Sharkey, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield.
Far from helping to reduce casualties, their use is likely to make conflict and war more common and lead to a major escalation in numbers of civilian deaths, he believes.
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My Comment: Someone has been watching way too many sci-fi films.