An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here's how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes
- Written by: James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College
The term 'killer robot' often conjures images of Terminator-like humanoid robots. Militaries around the world are working on autonomous machines that are less scary looking but no less lethal.John F. Williams/U.S. NavyAutonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed human beings for the first time ever last...
