In Pictures: US military gets fired up over weaponised robots
Check out photos of machine gun-shooting robots at Fort Benning, Georgia.
A “clear position” on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in warfare will be written into the Australian military’s guiding doctrine document by the end of next year, Computerworld has learnt.
A firm which helps military veterans find technology and cyber security roles is now working with large companies to help them reskill existing workforces and stop cycles of ‘fire and rehire’.
Dr Jai Galliott – an academic at UNSW Canberra – used to be against fully autonomous weapons, an emerging class of military technology that leverages artificial intelligence to select and shoot enemies.
French multinational defence contractor Thales is seeking a new chief information officer for its Australian division.
Earlier this week robotics and artificial intelligence experts signed an open letter calling on the United Nations to help prevent the “third revolution in warfare”: lethal autonomous weapons.