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32. The ethics are definitely something that needs to be discussed.

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:01 PM

Feb 2013

But the existence of the technology itself is unstoppable. High school students are building drones with off-the-shelf stuff for very little cost.

One cannot stop this technology even if one wanted to. The only possible solution is to regulate their use. That's where the focus should be, not opposing them altogether, which is a fool's errand.

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Killer robots must be stopped, say campaigners [View all] Turborama Feb 2013 OP

Drones are only the tentative first step. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #1

Once again... PopeOxycontinI Feb 2013 #2

That's what I was thinking. Would have been a good Onion headline 10 years ago. Ash_F Feb 2013 #28

If you want to stop the robots..... DeSwiss Feb 2013 #3

Time to renew that Old Glory insurance policy. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #4

For when the metal ones decide to come for you. tclambert Feb 2013 #34

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #5

Here is one already deployed. longship Feb 2013 #6

"There is nothing inherently unethical about this specific technology" napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #8

Well, murder is still illegal, the last time I looked. longship Feb 2013 #20

"Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal." nt OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #23

Ah, which brings us to danger #2. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #30

The ethics are definitely something that needs to be discussed. longship Feb 2013 #32

No problem. We just program them not to harm humans. What could possibly go worng? tclambert Feb 2013 #35

We got perfection from the MSL Sky Crane. longship Feb 2013 #38

I'm a big fan of space exploration. I support it even though some crash, like the Mars Polar Lander. tclambert Feb 2013 #44

I really want a parrot AR napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #39

You've nailed it! nt longship Feb 2013 #43

Do you understand the concept of "autonomous target selection" or are you ignoring it? DRoseDARs Feb 2013 #11

Here is some sense Android3.14 Feb 2013 #15

A mine is a type of killer robot bhikkhu Feb 2013 #7

... No it's not. You are conflating 2 things that are dissimilar. n/t DRoseDARs Feb 2013 #10

A mine is a killer robot in the same way my toaster is an autonomous bread warmer Orrex Feb 2013 #12

By Your Command... OneAngryDemocrat Feb 2013 #9

Skynet Symphonic Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #13

Recomend...worth the full read. KoKo Feb 2013 #14

They eat old peoples' medicine for fuel. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #16

Might already be too late jambo101 Feb 2013 #17

Except for a brief mention; greiner3 Feb 2013 #18

"Sharkey insists he is not anti-war" ronnie624 Feb 2013 #19

Is this realistic, or just another utopian ideal? Trillo Feb 2013 #21

Time to dust off the old copy of Harry Harrison's "War With the Robots." malthaussen Feb 2013 #22

I was thinking of revisiting Second Variety... petronius Feb 2013 #40

Funny, I was just reading the story about Ray Cusick... primavera Feb 2013 #24

Daleks are not robots! tclambert Feb 2013 #36

Someday we can sell these to our enemies and just have a robot war with them lunatica Feb 2013 #25

Anbody interested in what we will probably all live to see, should follow Boston Dynamics phantom power Feb 2013 #26

When killer robots are outlawed... CJCRANE Feb 2013 #27

"Oh my god, they're gonna kill me!" (pic) sakabatou Feb 2013 #29

Once the Last Control Loop is Closed... triplepoint Feb 2013 #31

I called them up and the Pentagon assured me I am perfectly safe tclambert Feb 2013 #33

Rise of the machines! BadtotheboneBob Feb 2013 #37

I remember when that was a joke: sofa king Feb 2013 #41

Episode of Star Trek The Original Series (A Taste of Armageddon): blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #42