

Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can KillSeptember 5, 2019 |
Tomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare
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Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can KillSeptember 5, 2019 |
Tomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare
Quick ReadAutonomous weapons, capable of acting without human oversight, are closer than we think, Dr. Walsh believes, and must be banned
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AIs Should Have the Same Ethical Protections as AnimalsApril 26, 2019 |
…Before we create an AI with humanlike sophistication deserving humanlike ethical consideration, we will very likely create an AI with less-than-human sophistication, deserving some less-than-human ethical consideration
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How Algorithms Could Bring Empathy Back to MedicineMarch 12, 2019 |
Thomas R. Insel lauds a call for artificial intelligence to give doctors back the freedom to focus on their patients
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Why Do All These Robots Have Cartoon Eyes?January 23, 2019 |
There’s just something about craft store cuteness that doesn’t suggest the coming war against AI
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The Ethics of Gene Editing: Lulu, Nana, and ‘GATTACA’January 18, 2019 |
Under the direction of Rebecca Wilbanks, a postdoctoral fellow in the Berman Institute and the Dept of the History of Medicine, students have been immersing themselves in bioethics and applying what they learn to their understanding of technology, with an emphasis on robotics and reproductive technology in particular
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We Are Merging With Robots. That’s a Good Thing.August 13, 2018 |
The old boundaries of the human self are being blurred by technology. The risks are real, but the potential is astounding
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