Author Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW in Sydney, observes that autonomous weapons have moved from science fiction to become a clear and present danger. But there is still time to stop them: In July 2015, thousands of researchers working in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics united to issue an open letter calling for a pre-emptive ban on such weapons. I was one of the organisers of the letter, and I have spoken several times at the United Nations to reinforce our call for a ban. The reason I have been motivated to do this is simple. If … Continue reading Beware the Killer Robots