Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Kill by software, not by humans

Nat Hentoff: On this planet, perfecting killing capacities is a powerful motive for research. But one particular look ahead scares me: "A Future for Drones: Automated Killing.". . . How many Americans -- so intimately conversant with Herman Cain's alleged amorous intentions -- are even aware of this debate about how humans will be able to prevent self-directing Predator and Reaper drones from committing atrocities? But there are experts who believe that there are indeed people who can create ethical, responsible robots.

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