British computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton (75) leaves Google. He warns that the battle for the smartest AI system could escalate. Completely autonomous ‘killer robots’ would be less far away than we think. Both NATO and Russia are experimenting with combat robots that pull the trigger on their own. Are we facing a new arms race? “The interests are too great today,” says defense expert Sven Biscop (UGent).
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AI pioneer leaves Google for fear of ‘killer robots’. Where are killer robots today?
