Killer Robots » Uh-oh http://www.killerrobots.net We're all going to die... It's only a matter of when Mon, 24 May 2010 16:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Another Brick in the SkyNet Wall http://www.killerrobots.net/2009/06/30/another-brick-in-the-skynet-wall/ http://www.killerrobots.net/2009/06/30/another-brick-in-the-skynet-wall/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:20:39 +0000 jojokaffe http://www.killerrobots.net/?p=565 Training robots to anticipate our needs.
Training robots to anticipate our actions.
Training robots to figure out where we’re hiding and exterminate us, says I.

The multidisciplinary team of the EU-funded Joint Action Science and Technology (JAST) project first analyzed human-human collaborations, seeing what kind of behavior and brain function are at play when we work (or don’t work) well together, and then applied the research into building proactive robots.

The eventual aim is to build robots that can ask questions, discuss and explore possibilities, assess their companion’s ideas, and anticipate what their partners might do next.

    ]]>     http://www.killerrobots.net/2009/06/30/another-brick-in-the-skynet-wall/feed/ 0     Experts Warn of ‘Terminator’-Style Military-Robot Rebellion http://www.killerrobots.net/2009/02/19/experts-warn-of-terminator-style-military-robot-rebellion/ http://www.killerrobots.net/2009/02/19/experts-warn-of-terminator-style-military-robot-rebellion/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:26:54 +0000 Gary http://www.killerrobots.net/?p=321 From the article: The stark warning — which includes discussion of a “Terminator”-style scenario in which robots turn on their human masters — is part of a hefty report funded by and prepared for the U.S. Navy’s high-tech and secretive Office of Naval Research.

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    ]]>     http://www.killerrobots.net/2009/02/19/experts-warn-of-terminator-style-military-robot-rebellion/feed/ 1     Qantas Computer Error Rattles Flight, Forces Emergency Landing – WSJ.com http://www.killerrobots.net/2008/10/08/qantas-computer-error-rattles-flight-forces-emergency-landing-wsjcom/ http://www.killerrobots.net/2008/10/08/qantas-computer-error-rattles-flight-forces-emergency-landing-wsjcom/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:24:22 +0000 Gary http://www.killerrobots.net/2008/10/08/qantas-computer-error-rattles-flight-forces-emergency-landing-wsjcom/ Is this a first strike from SkyNet? I guess we won't know until it's too late.

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