Military Robots for the 'War After Next'

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: July 30, 2009

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As he works toward an "ethical governor" to manage military robot behavior, Professor Ron Arkin of Interactive Computing admits the technology that would allow a robot to distinguish between combatants and noncombatants does not yet exist, but says there is no fundamental limitation to finding it. "These are for the so-called war after next," he says. Source: h+ magazine

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  • Created By: Louise Russo
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 9, 2010 - 4:39pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:04pm