I just saw an this article on Slashdot, and I have to say I am staggered. In many school assignments, I have talked about how robotics could go wrong, and how it is dangerous to trust weaponry to a machine. I have always ended my discussions about this with some phrase like "In the future, our society will have to be careful to choose what we will and will not allow in robotics."
This is now, though. If one of the first, tiniest steps in the creation of true robots can go wrong this seriously, I have serious doubts that future development will be safe. Why should we trust researchers to keep their creations under control when something this simple can go so horribly wrong? And when will people realize our government is spending millions creating killing machines that could malfunction at any time?
This tragedy makes a strong case for a ban on weapon bearing robots of any kind. This may be an over-reaction, but is better to err on the side of safety rather than military might.
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At least our $300 robot can't kill anyone. It can't even move. It's actually just a box in my basement.
I seriously thought the title was a joke. I'm going to watch my toaster for homicidal behavior now.
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