Killer robots: why do so many people think they are a good idea? | Stuart Heritage

Killer robots: why do so many people think they are a good idea? | Stuart Heritage

5 years ago
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/19/killer-robots-why-do-so-many-people-think-they-are-a-good-idea

According to a recent survey, 39% of us aren’t against machines capable of destroying humanity. Surely there are some things we can all agree on

Laura Nolan is a modern hero. A former Google software engineer, Nolan resigned from her job last year after being asked to dramatically enhance the artificial intelligence used in US military drones. She is now calling for a ban on all forms of autonomous weapons on the basis that they might accidentally initiate a catastrophic global war. She said this as part of her role as a member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.