Thousands of scientists pledge not to help build killer AI robots

Co-founder of Google DeepMind and CEO of SpaceX amongst the 2,400 signatories of pledge to block lethal autonomous weaponsThousands of scientists who specialise in artificial intelligence (AI) have declared that they will not participate in the development or manufacture of robots that can identify and attack people without human oversight.Demis Hassabis at Google DeepMind and Elon Musk at the US rocket company SpaceX are among more than 2,400signatories to the pledge which intends to deter military firms and nations from building lethal autonomous weapon systems, also known as Laws.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 18, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Weapons technology Robots Artificial intelligence (AI) Computing Consciousness Science Military UK news Source Type: news