Humanoid robots are increasingly lifelike but it’ll be a while before they can hold conversations, bleed, and of course, fuck. Source: How Long Before We Can Build ‘Westworld’ Host Robots for Real? | Motherboard
An update to the “Dallas police death robot” that I was was obsessed with a few months ago…. Dallas police have asked the Texas attorney general to prevent the “mandatory” release of documents relating to…
Imagine a world where bots are ubiquitous… a world where nearly every online interaction takes place with a Siri, Alexa, Cortana or some soon-to-be-named.. Source: The human role in a bot-dominated future | TechCrunch
After US police used a robot to help kill a gunman in Dallas, questions are being asked about where the strategy will lead. Source: Death robots: Where next after Dallas? – BBC News
Dallas shooting raises new questions. “The situation definitely raises interesting questions,” said Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City and a co-founder of the International Committee…
Dallas Police Chief David Brown says officers used a device equipped with a bomb to kill a suspect, a perhaps unprecedented move that raises new questions about use of lethal force. Source: The Dallas Shooting…
Police used an unusual weapon to kill a man suspected of murdering five officers in Dallas on Thursday: A robot. Source: Here’s What We Know About the Robot Used In the Dallas Shooting – Fortune
“AI AGENTS MAY “LEARN IN THE LONG RUN TO AVOID SUCH INTERRUPTIONS … WHICH IS AN UNDESIRABLE OUTCOME.” At first I was totally okay with a “big red button” to disable a rogue AI that…
Antbo hopes to inspire a new generation of engineers with a pet-like toy. Source: This Cute Robot Teaches Pre-Schoolers To Code
Facebook’s artificial intelligence systems now report more offensive photos than humans do, marking a major milestone in the social network’s battle against.. Source: Facebook spares humans by fighting offensive photos with AI