Oh, You Puny Humans…

(Ed: 2023) Here’s the original article about AI and Killer Robots, as it appeared in PostMedia in 2015 (years before media’s present - and sometimes alarmist - attention. Read the original article first, then check out the links below.  

To see what else AI and ‘killer robots’ might mean, check out this short ‘documentary’ about one possible evolution of the technology: swarms of AI-directed military drones looking for targets - without human oversight. Interestingly, this video echoes a thriller called Kill Decision, written by Daniel Suarez. The author is a robotics expert who happens to be a pretty good writer, and his books – both fiction and non-fiction – raise important questions about where AI may be headed. (Another good read along these lines: Robopocalypse, by Daniel Wilson)

Could it be that the apocalypse sneaks in via little killer drones, instead of big honkin’ armies of orcs (yes, that a Ukraine reference). 

For a scary real-world application of what using robots to interact with human beans looks like, how about this robot dog warning people in Shanghai to keep off the streets during a Covid lockdown. Might even sound cute- until you see the video.

And the latest – at least what’s being made public – robots in action.