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AI drones with no humans in the loop have killed Russian soldiers.
“We just launch it and we know everything will be dead – everything that will be found there in this particular area will be dead,” says a Ukrainian defence company boss.
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Huge story from Matt today. Autonomous weapons are here - now what?
They actually called the drones Terminator drones
Exclusive: AI has killed humans.
For years we've had rumours, unconfirmed reports, suggestions... Now we know that AI-controlled drones with no human oversight have killed humans on the battlefield.
This is a watershed moment in warfare.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
@sparkes.bsky.social almost got hit by a Waymo on his bike: "The AI didn’t look like it was going to stop, so a human jumped in".
While AI has potential to be safer than human drivers, that can change with one tweak to the algorithm, so cities need to be vigilant www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
Waymo made its cars act like “an aggressive New York taxi driver” - great, lots of Travis Bickles on the streets
Great piece on the reality of driverless cars on London's streets
A Waymo nearly hit me while I was cycling home from @newscientist.com towers - but I'm still cautiously optimistic about driverless cars.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
It really is very easy to delete an X account. I did it. Didn't hurt one bit.
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You don't need to worry about the AI singularity - yet. Anthropic has warned that recursive self-improving AI could be on the horizon, but the truth is the company is more concerned with marketing itself for a blockbuster IPO on the stock market.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
www.newscientist.com
A near miss with a Waymo while cycling through London hasn't changed my optimistic stance on driverless cars, but we can't ever let our guard down, says Matthew Sparkes
A near miss with a Waymo while cycling through London hasn't changed my optimistic stance on driverless cars, but we can't ever let our guard down, says Matthew Sparkes
The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. The tech billiona...
Exclusive: AI has killed humans.
For years we've had rumours, unconfirmed reports, suggestions... Now we know that AI-controlled drones with no human oversight have killed humans on the battlefield.
This is a watershed moment in warfare.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
A Waymo nearly hit me while I was cycling home from @newscientist.com towers - but I'm still cautiously optimistic about driverless cars.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
A Waymo nearly hit me while I was cycling home from @newscientist.com towers - but I'm still cautiously optimistic about driverless cars.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
Anthropic has warned that recursive-self-improving AI could be on the horizon, but the truth is the company is more immediately concerned with marketing itself for a blockbuster initial public offerin...
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...www.newscientist.com
A near miss with a Waymo while cycling through London hasn't changed my optimistic stance on driverless cars, but we can't ever let our guard down, says Matthew Sparkes
www.newscientist.com
A near miss with a Waymo while cycling through London hasn't changed my optimistic stance on driverless cars, but we can't ever let our guard down, says Matthew Sparkes
Exclusive: AI has killed humans.
For years we've had rumours, unconfirmed reports, suggestions... Now we know that AI-controlled drones with no human oversight have killed humans on the battlefield.
This is a watershed moment in warfare.
www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
www.newscientist.com
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
