Category Archives: FUTURE 1

Why Westerners Fear Robots and the Japanese Do Not | WIRED

Posted on August 4, 2018 by SCIENCE pickings

“We have a strong negative emotional response when someone kicks or abuses a robot—in one of the many gripping examples Darling cites in her paper, a US military officer called off a test using a leggy robot to detonate and … Continue reading →

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‘Algorithmic death spiral’ – The failing mental health of our machines

Posted on June 1, 2018 by SCIENCE pickings

“Under most normal conditions, the driverless car will recognise a stop sign for what it is. But not all conditions are normal. Some recent demonstrations have shown that a few black stickers on a stop sign can fool the algorithm into thinking … Continue reading →

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