Security
Josh Lospinoso's first cybersecurity startup was acquired in 2017 by Raytheon/Forcepoint.. His second, Shift5, works with the U.S. military, rail operators and airlines including JetBlue. A 2009 West Point grad and Rhodes ...
May 29, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Dutch officials urged the creation of clear definitions on how artificial intelligence can be used in war, as a conference billed as the first of its kind to tackle the issue opened on Wednesday.
Feb 15, 2023
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Business
When Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan in August, it made front page news around the world and raised the specter of all-out war between the US and China.
Oct 25, 2022
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Engineering
Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the country on March 18, 2022. That might sound scary, but the technology the Russians used is not particularly advanced. However, next-generation ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Computer Sciences
A team of researchers from Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, In., King's College London and Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. found that a repurposed drug-seeking AI system could generate 40,000 possible chemical weapons ...
Mar 24, 2022 report
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Robotics
Lethal autonomous weapons systems demand careful consideration but nightmare scenarios of the future won't become reality anytime soon, says a UNSW Canberra military ethicist.
Feb 14, 2022
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Robotics
Autonomous weapon systems—commonly known as killer robots—may have killed human beings for the first time ever last year, according to a recent United Nations Security Council report on the Libyan civil war. History could ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Robotics
Last year, according to a United Nations report published in March, Libyan government forces hunted down rebel forces using "lethal autonomous weapons systems" that were "programmed to attack targets without requiring data ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Robotics
When it comes to dancing, pulling a sled, climbing stairs or doing tricks, "Spot" is definitely a good dog. It can navigate the built environment and perform a range of tasks, clearly demonstrating its flexibility as a software ...
May 4, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies putting the world at risk through killer robot development, according to a report that surveyed major players from the sector about their stance on lethal autonomous ...
Aug 22, 2019
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