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By Kelly Faircloth 11/19/12 1:21pm

Ban Killer Robots Before They’re a Problem, Say Human Rights Activists

If we’ve learned anything from a hundred years of science fiction, it’s that handing over a) guns and b) any serious amount of authority to robots is not going to end well. However, the Pentagon doesn’t make R&D decisions based on Battlestar Galactica. Military drones are still controlled by humans, but for how long? Lest Read More

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