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Robot Round-Up

Vardoger said:
Congress warned that troops could soon battle ‘Terminator’ robots
By Mark Moore

March 1, 2017 | 4:59pm | Updated

Experts in cyber warfare told a House committee Wednesday that they expect enemies of the US to begin using artificial intelligence in the next 10 years, The Hill reported.

“There has been lot of speculation … about how soon it will be before robotic soldiers take the place of the fight in the kinetic world,” Rep. Mike Conaway asked the experts at the panel’s hearing. “How soon will A.I. supplant the need … for all these human beings to be able to defend these networks and do what we do?”

Peter Singer, a strategist for the New America Foundation, said brace for Arnold Schwarzeneggers in camouflage.

“It’s not just when is it going to happen, but we don’t yet know is it going to privilege the offense or defense, what are going to be the affects of it,” he said.

He suggested the Congress hold a classified hearing on where the US stands compared to our enemies on cyber warfare, The Hill reported.

“We don’t want to fall behind,” he said.

http://nypost.com/2017/03/01/congress-warned-us-troops-could-soon-battle-terminator-robots/
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Here's a Red Flag "New America Foundation."
Goes hand in hand with "New American Economy."
Sort of reminds me of "Partnership For A New American Century."

Are you seeing a pattern here? Just what we need, robots ruling over the rest of us run by billionaires and the military.
Which explains this post. Lasers to blind and incapacitate resistors. That's what this will be used for.


Swifty said:
Michael has invented a robot that shines a laser at his eye .. for some stupid reason ..

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Robot warfare is a logical extension of all the technology that has been developed in recent years.
Why use human troops, if you've decided that the purpose is to exterminate rather than capture?
 
Mythopoeika said:
Robot warfare is a logical extension of all the technology that has been developed in recent years.
Why use human troops, if you've decided that the purpose is to exterminate rather than capture?
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So, we need an EMP weapon...
 
Coal said:
If only there was a way to generate a massive and powerful burst of EMP from some sort of large thermo-nuclear reaction.
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That would kill any humans within a 40 mile radius.
 
Not actually a robot, but I can see this technology being robotised before very long:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40901393
US firm reveals gun-toting drone that can fire in mid-air
A US technology firm has developed a drone that is able to aim and fire at enemies while flying in mid-air.
The Tikad drone, developed by Duke Robotics, is armed with a machine-gun and a grenade launcher.
The gun can be fired only by remote control, and is designed to reduce military casualties by cutting the number of ground troops required.
But campaigners warn that in the wrong hands, it will make it easier to kill innocent people.
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The robot soldiers could be controlled by people far away like playing a video game. Or forget the robots and just fight wars in a Call of Duty style game.
 
MorningAngel said:
The robot soldiers could be controlled by people far away like playing a video game.
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They could initially do that, but I suspect the brief will change from 'capture and conquer' to 'exterminate'. In that scenario, humans would not be needed. AI would take over entirely, and you'd have something like Fred Saberhagen's 'Berserkers'.
 
Coal said:
If only there was a way to generate a massive and powerful burst of EMP from some sort of large thermo-nuclear reaction.
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There's a queer thing about superconduction; that when a substance like mercury changes back from a superconducting magnetic state to it's original state as essentially non-magnetic, there is an electromagnetic pulse released outwards from the mercury.
 
Gambeir said:
There's a queer thing about superconduction; that when a substance like mercury changes back from a superconducting magnetic state to it's original state as essentially non-magnetic, there is an electromagnetic pulse released outwards from the mercury.
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How big is that EMP?
Probably not enough to fry a robot, I suspect.
 
Mythopoeika said:
How big is that EMP?
Probably not enough to fry a robot, I suspect.
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I ran into this tidbit of info yesterday. I haven't done any further research. Get busy...I only have so much time and energy.

I don't know, but it's interesting no? You're probably some loaded dude anyways so just go send the staff to collect a few hundred pounds/stones of the mercury, then have them go collect a couple large insulated containers of liquid nitrogen. Simple, just start with a bowl full and super-cool it, then wait for it to defrost. Keep repeating until the lights in the neighborhood go out. Personally I'd stop once the fridge stops running, but this is for science right?
 
Nope. Not loaded. The investigation ends here, then.
Ho hum.
 
Gambeir said:
OK, but you get the gist. I'm going to have to look into this more myself.
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There's eagles currently that have been trained to bring down drones .. I find that comforting .. my money's on the eagles, armed drone or not, every time the eagle's going to win.
 
Swifty said:
There's eagles currently that have been trained to bring down drones .. I find that comforting .. my money's on the eagles, armed drone or not, every time the eagle's going to win.
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Some birds (and humans) have been mangled a bit by the rotating blades. Quite bad injuries, too.
 
A robot snake climbing a tree, this link's 7 years old so apologies if it's been posted before, I've just found it ..

 
Sexbots could have drawbacks. You might get more than a petite mort.

Your future sex robot could be hacked and programmed to murder you
September 11th, 2017 at 5:31 PM

It’s the year 2097. There you are enjoying the 84th season of House of Cards on your Wi-Fi enabled neural implant when your significant other walks into the room. Sure, she isn’t human, but she sure looks like it, and she has that look in her eye that tells you that she wants to get a little freaky. You float to the bedroom on your hoverboard and are beginning to disrobe when — BOOM — she strangles you to death with her cold robot hands. Your sex robot was hacked and now you’re dead. Welcome to the future.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the dangers of AI, with folks like Elon Musk sounding the alarm and suggesting the very real possibility that we may be on the brink of engineering our own demise. Cybersecurity guru Dr. Nick Patterson of Deakin University in Australia has now jumped into the conversation, warning that it isn’t just artificially intelligent military systems or infrastructure that could pose a threat, but sex robots as well.

Speaking with the Daily Star, Patterson notes that the potential for hackers to target robots designed for intimacy could put users at risk.

“Hackers can hack into a robot or a robotic device and have full control of the connections, arms, legs and other attached tools like in some cases knives or welding devices,” Patterson says. “Often these robots can be upwards of 200 pounds, and very strong. Once a robot is hacked, the hacker has full control and can issue instructions to the robot. The last thing you want is for a hacker to have control over one of these robots. Once hacked they could absolutely be used to perform physical actions for an advantageous scenario or to cause damage.” ...

http://bgr.com/2017/09/11/sex-robot-hack-security-cyborg/
 
I've heard so many of these 'X could be hacked to kill/maim/ruin you' stories. Too much paranoia!
 
Naughty_Felid said:
Yeah but the hacked sexbot is the one we should all be worried about.
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I feel technology has needlessly complicated masturbation. Why make it the be all and end all of your life that you* go to such ludicrous lengths for an orgasm?

*Not "you" in particular, NF!
 
GNC said:
I feel technology has needlessly complicated masturbation. Why make it the be all and end all of your life that you* go to such ludicrous lengths for an orgasm?
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Isn't the alternative even more complicated? For men anyway.
Having to wine and dine, woo, dance around and huff and puff for a few moments of bliss. Barmy.
 
Mythopoeika said:
Isn't the alternative even more complicated? For men anyway.
Having to wine and dine, woo, dance around and huff and puff for a few moments of bliss. Barmy.
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To be honest I prefer a nice chat to sex anyway.
 
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