HS2, the low carbon train line which is to connect London, the Midlands and Scotland, threatens to decimate some of the last intact ecosystems and ancient wildlife areas in the UK. Wildlife organisations such as the Wildlife Trusts are urging the government to revisit plans to protect these national treasures.
→Although the age of killer robots may seem far off, is it closer than we’d like. Can we afford to give machines the power to kill humans?
→Artificial intelligence has infiltrated our lives, simplifying daily tasks such as unlocking our phones, predicting Google searches and driving our cars. But what if A.I. could kill us? What if it were embedded in fully autonomous weapons, leaving us humans out of the decision-making loop? Killer robots pose ethical concerns, as well as political and military dangers. Sascha Pare argues that they should be banned before we discover the unanticipated and tragic consequences of this technology.
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