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Do we need robotic technology rules of engagement?

May 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet In a recent post I discussed a talk by Dr Peter Singer about robotics and 21st century warfare.  This use of technology raises some very big moral dilemmas, especially in the area of law, rules of engagement, and the personal effects of this kind of warfare on both combatants and civilians. For instance there [...]

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Singularity be damned!

May 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments · ideas

Tweet It’s the robotics revolution that is already here! It is reshaping our world in some important ways and most of us aren’t even noticing. I attended a talk yesterday by Dr Peter Singer, of the Brookings Institution, about his new book, Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century.  He [...]

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