Miscellaneous

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Article "'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? (https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/resource/the-point-of-no-return-should-robots-be-able-to-decide-to-kill-you-on-their-own)"

by John Knefel
April 30, 2013

[Airicist]

Article "Defence considers drones, while UN wants moratorium on lethal robots (https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/460873/defence_considers_drones_while_un_wants_moratorium_lethal_robots_)"
United Nations report argues that robots should not have the power of life and death over humans

by Hamish Barwick
May 3, 2013

[Airicist]

Article "Fearing Bombs That Can Pick Whom to Kill (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/science/weapons-directed-by-robots-not-humans-raise-ethical-questions.html)"

by John Markoff
November 11, 2014

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/zNFUlgqezIQ

Dr. Michael Horowitz: The Future of Autonomous Weapons

Published on Apr 9, 2015


Dr. Michael Horowitz, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the future of autonomous weapon systems, meaningful human control, and the challenges with regulating autonomous weapons with an arms control treaty.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/DWineSFVKv8

The Dawn Of Killer Robots (Trailer)

Published on Apr 9, 2015


Robots. They’re here, they’re getting smart, and some, at least, are being outfitted to kill. Should we meatbags be worried?

[Airicist]

Article "The Drone Paradox (https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pereira20131016)"

by Sebastian Pereira
October 16, 2013

[Airicist]

"Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development (https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session23/A-HRC-23-47_en.pdf)"

Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns

April 9, 2013

[Airicist]

"An Ethical Governor for Constraining Lethal Action in an Autonomous System (https://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/online-publications/GIT-GVU-09-02.pdf)"

by Ronald C. Arkin, Patrick Ulam, and Brittany Duncan

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/V5GytJ5hGws

Highlights from Terminators: Fact or Fiction?

Published on Sep 15, 2015


CNAS and the U.S. Department of State hosted a movie screening and discussion on lethal autonomy. Speakers included:

Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science and Smith-Zadeh Professor in Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director of the CNAS 20YY Warfare initiative
Missy Ryan, Pentagon Correspondent, The Washington Post

Following the discussion, we hosted a screening of the latest installment, Terminator: Genisys.


https://youtu.be/ykh8MUgJrBQ

Terminators - Fact or Fiction?

Published on Sep 15, 2015


CNAS and the U.S. Department of State hosted a movie screening and discussion on lethal autonomy. Speakers included:

Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science and Smith-Zadeh Professor in Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director of the CNAS 20YY Warfare initiative
Missy Ryan, Pentagon Correspondent, The Washington Post

Following the discussion, we hosted a screening of the latest installment, Terminator: Genisys.

[Airicist]

Article "Flying IEDs: The Next Evolution in Warfare? (https://defense-update.com/20151003_flying_ieds.html)"
“I’m going to have to start thinking about not only how to diffuse the payload but how I defuse the platform. When I walk up on that platform, is it watching me, is it sensing me, is it waiting for me?”

by Tamir Eshel
October 3, 2015

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/qfwBB7r6aX8

An Open Letter from Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Researchers: Professor Stuart Russell

Published on Oct 15, 2015

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/c277ynyRPgs

How can you stop killer robots | Toby Walsh (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?13229) | TEDxBerlin

Published on Oct 8, 2015


Tobay Walsh on "How can you stop killer robots" at TEDxBerlin

Toby Walsh is one of the leading researchers in the world in Artificial Intelligence.

He is currently working in Berlin thanks to a Humboldt Research award. He is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales back in Sydney, Australia, and a Research Group leader at NICTA, Australia's Centre of Excellence for ICT Research. He has been elected a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI for his contributions to AI research.

Earlier this year, he was one of the initial signatories of an Open Letter calling for a ban on offensive autonomous weapons. The letter was also signed by Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak. In total, the letter now has close to 20,000 signatures and has pushed this issue into the world's spotlight. The letter argues that we need to take action today to prevent an arms race in which these lethal autonomous weapons fall into the hands of terrorists and rogue nations.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/v-Ks6MbxzQ0

Exploring the ethics of lethal autonomous weapons

Uploaded on Nov 6, 2015


AJung Moon, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of British Columbia and co-founder of the Open Roboethics initiative (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?6396) (ORi), discusses the results of a survey that explores the ethics of lethal autonomous weapons.

Read the full story here:
"Most people want fully autonomous weapons banned: UBC survey (https://news.ubc.ca/2015/11/09/most-people-want-fully-autonomous-weapons-banned-ubc-survey)"

November 9, 2015

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/E7L7_4neVLc

Published on Jan 23, 2016


Remarkable advances in artificial intelligence may soon have implications for the future of warfare. What if autonomous weapon systems replace both soldiers and generals?

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https://youtu.be/JYQ7p3pWwr4

Lethal autonomous weapons

Published on Apr 8, 2016


Biography:
Stuart Russell (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?9300) received his B.A. with first-class honours in physics from Oxford University in 1982 and his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford in 1986. He then joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley, where he is Professor (and formerly Chair) of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and holder of the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery at UC San Francisco and Vice-Chair of the World Economic Forum's Council on AI and Robotics. He has published over 150 papers on a wide range of topics in artificial intelligence including machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, knowledge representation, planning, real-time decision making, multitarget tracking, computer vision, computational physiology, and global seismic monitoring. His books include "The Use of Knowledge in Analogy and Induction", "Do the Right Thing: Studies in Limited Rationality" (with Eric Wefald), and "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" (with Peter Norvig).

Abstract:
Autonomous weapons systems select and engage targets without human intervention; they become lethal when those targets include humans. LAWS might include, for example, armed quadcopters that can search for and eliminate enemy combatants in a city, but do not include cruise missiles or remotely piloted drones for which humans make all targeting decisions. The artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics communities face an important ethical decision: whether to support or oppose the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS).
The UN has held three major meetings in Geneva under the auspices of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, or CCW, to discuss the possibility of a treaty banning autonomous weapons. There is at present broad agreement on the need for "meaningful human control" over selection of targets and decisions to apply deadly force. Much work remains to be done on refining the necessary definitions and identifying exactly what should or should not be included in any proposed treaty.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PDT)
Sutardja Dai Hall - Banatao Auditorium
University of California, Berkeley

[Airicist]

"Don't be evil? (https://www.paxforpeace.nl/publications/all-publications/dont-be-evil)"
A survey of the tech sector’s stance on lethal autonomous weapons

August 19, 2019

[Airicist]

Article "Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable? (https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-military-robots)"
Military scholars warn of a “battlefield singularity,” a point at which humans can no longer keep up with the pace of conflict.

by Paul Scharre
May 19, 2020

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/BbsXjkmvB5I

Killer robots & human security | Jody Williams (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=22178) | TEDxGatewaySalon

Jun 5, 2020


Jody Williams explains the move toward killer robots - the third revolution in warfare - and the threat these lethal autonomous weapons pose both to global security and to human security. As she describes, killer robots, that on their own would be able to target and kill human beings, would be crossing a moral and ethical divide that should not be breached. Jody Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work as founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which shared the Peace Prize with her that year. She’s an outspoken peace activist who struggles to reclaim the real meaning of peace—a concept which goes far beyond the absence of armed conflict and is defined by human security, not national security. Since January of 2006, she has chaired the Nobel Women’s Initiative, an organization that uses the prestige and influence of the six women Nobel Peace laureates that make up the Initiative support and amplify the voices of women around the world working for sustainable peace with justice and equality.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/JUg5GZqttkA

Oct 13, 2020

"China Conducts Test Of Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A Truck (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37062/china-conducts-test-of-massive-suicide-drone-swarm-launched-from-a-box-on-a-truck)"
China shows off its ability to rapidly launch 48 weaponized drones from the back of a truck, as well as from helicopters.

by Joseph Trevithick
October 14, 2020

[Airicist]

Article "Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog (https://www.popsci.com/technology/ghost-robotics-robot-dog-gun-lethal)"
The machine, on display at an Army conference, packs a sniper-type rifle.

by Kelsey D. Atherton (https://twitter.com/AthertonKD)
October 13, 2021

Article "Welp, Now We Have Robo-Dogs With Sniper Rifles (https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a37939706/us-army-robot-dog-ghost-robotics-vision-60)"
The "Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle" has materialized from your Black Mirror nightmares.

by Kyle Mizokami (https://twitter.com/kylemizokami)
October 15, 2021

[Airicist2]

Article "UN fails to agree on ‘killer robot’ ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research (https://theconversation.com/un-fails-to-agree-on-killer-robot-ban-as-nations-pour-billions-into-autonomous-weapons-research-173616)"

by James Dawes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dawes-62553630)
December 20, 2021

[Airicist2]

https://youtu.be/xUU8YHa_Cjg

Immoral Code - A film by Stop Killer Robots

Premiered May 24, 2022


Immoral Code is a documentary that contemplates the impact of Killer Robots in an increasingly automated world - one where machines make decisions over who to kill or what to destroy.

Automated decisions are being introduced across all parts of society. From pre-programmed bias to data protection and privacy concerns, there are real limitations to these algorithms - especially when that same autonomy is applied to weapons systems.

Life and death decisions are not black and white, on or off, 1s and 0s. They’re complex, and difficult. Reducing these decisions down to automated processes raise many legal, ethical, technical, and security concerns.

The film examines whether there are situations where it’s morally and socially acceptable to take life, and importantly - would a computer know the difference?

Discover more at www.immoralcode.io

[Airicist2]

Article "Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots (https://www.axios.com/2022/10/06/boston-dynamics-pledges-weaponize-robots)"

by Ina Fried (https://www.linkedin.com/in/inafried)
October 6, 2022

An Open Letter to the Robotics Industry and our Communities, General Purpose Robots Should Not Be Weaponized (https://www.bostondynamics.com/open-letter-opposing-weaponization-general-purpose-robots)

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Article "‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like the movies show – here’s where the real threats lie (https://theconversation.com/killer-robots-will-be-nothing-like-the-movies-show-heres-where-the-real-threats-lie-192170)"

by Toby Walsh (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=13229)
October 16, 2022

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Article "Fully autonomous killer combat robots could soon be used in warfare because of rapid advances in drone technology in Ukraine, experts warn (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11595095/Drone-advances-Ukraine-bring-dawn-killer-robots.html)"
Fully autonomous attack drones could soon be used on the battlefield in Ukraine
Many have campaigned for the ban of the robot killers in warfare
Russia has already pummelled Kyiv with Iran-supplied Shahed-136 drones

By Associated Press and Jack Newman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-newman-3b0b05b8)
January 3, 2023

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Article "When May a Robot Kill? New DOD Policy Tries to Clarify (https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/01/when-may-robot-kill-new-dod-policy-tries-clarify/382215)"
An updated policy tweaks wording in a bid to dispel confusion.

by Patrick Tucker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-tucker)
January 25, 2023

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Article "Killer robots take on critics in a major showdown over policing: ‘In the end, it comes down to ethics’ (https://fortune.com/2023/02/04/killer-robots-law-enforcement-armed-explosives-firearms-ethics)"

by Jacob Carpenter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-carpenter-2a7183205)
February 4, 2023

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Article "US launches artificial intelligence military use initiative (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-launches-artificial-intelligence-military-use-initiative/2023/02/16/351b23ae-ae13-11ed-b0ba-9f4244c6e5da_story.html)"

by Mike Corder (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-corder-20b8162a)
February 16, 2023

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Article "War in Ukraine accelerates global drive toward killer robots (https://theconversation.com/war-in-ukraine-accelerates-global-drive-toward-killer-robots-198725)"

by James Dawes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dawes-62553630)
February 21, 20023

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Article "USAF Official Says He ‘Misspoke’ About AI Drone Killing Human Operator in Simulated Test (https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a33gj/ai-controlled-drone-goes-rogue-kills-human-operator-in-usaf-simulated-test)"
The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations initially said an AI drone "killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."

by Chloe Xiang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloexiang), Matthew Gault (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gault-9b286384)
June 1, 2023

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Article "Ukrainian AI attack drones may be killing without human oversight (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397389-ukrainian-ai-attack-drones-may-be-killing-without-human-oversight)"
Ukraine is using drones equipped with artificial intelligence that can identify and attack targets without any human control, in the first battlefield use of autonomous weapons or "killer robots"

by David Hambling (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hambling-3037b7a)
October 13, 2023

saker.airforce (https://saker.airforce)

facebook.com/SakerUAV (https://www.facebook.com/SakerUAV)

linkedin.com/company/sakeruav (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sakeruav)

[Airicist2]

Article "As A.I.-Controlled Killer Drones Become Reality, Nations Debate Limits (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/us/politics/ai-drones-war-law.html)"
Worried about the risks of robot warfare, some countries want new legal constraints, but the U.S. and other major powers are resistant.

by Eric Lipton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericliptonnyt)
November 21, 2023

Article "The Pentagon is moving toward letting AI weapons autonomously decide to kill humans (https://www.businessinsider.com/us-closer-ai-drones-autonomously-decide-kill-humans-artifical-intelligence-2023-11?)"

by Tom Porter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-porter-87989049)
November 22, 2023