Fears South Korean university is 'secretly developing killer AI robot army'
'PANDORA'S BOX'
South Korean university is secretly developing killer AI robot army that could destroy humanity, scientists fear
KAIST university allegedly launched a new AI weapons lab to develop lethal autonomous weapons described as 'weapons of terror'
A TOP South Korean university is secretly developing a killer Artificial Intelligence robot army that could destroy humanity, scientists fear.
KAIST university allegedly launched a new AI weapons lab in February, leading dozens of researchers to believe the products will "have the potential to be weapons of terror".
Toby Walsh, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, organised the boycott with 49 other researchers.
He said in an open letter: "If developed, autonomous weapons will ... permit war to be fought faster and at a scale great than ever before.
"They will have the potential to be weapons of terror."
KAIST said it had "no intention to engage in development of lethal autonomous weapons systems and killer robots".
Professor Walsh acknowledged there were many good uses of robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the military.
The scientists cited effective bans on previous arms technologies and urged KAIST to ban any work on lethal autonomous weapons and refrain from AI uses that would harm human lives.
But he said they should not be able to decide "who lives or dies".
The letter, also signed by top experts on deep learning and robotics, was released ahead of next Monday’s meeting in Geneva by 123 UN member countries on the challenges posed by lethal autonomous weapons, described as “killer robots”.
AI is the field in computer science that aims to create machines able to make sense of the environment and make decisions.
'PANDORA'S BOX'
South Korean university is secretly developing killer AI robot army that could destroy humanity, scientists fear
KAIST university allegedly launched a new AI weapons lab to develop lethal autonomous weapons described as 'weapons of terror'
A TOP South Korean university is secretly developing a killer Artificial Intelligence robot army that could destroy humanity, scientists fear.
KAIST university allegedly launched a new AI weapons lab in February, leading dozens of researchers to believe the products will "have the potential to be weapons of terror".
Toby Walsh, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, organised the boycott with 49 other researchers.
He said in an open letter: "If developed, autonomous weapons will ... permit war to be fought faster and at a scale great than ever before.
"They will have the potential to be weapons of terror."
KAIST said it had "no intention to engage in development of lethal autonomous weapons systems and killer robots".
Professor Walsh acknowledged there were many good uses of robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the military.
The scientists cited effective bans on previous arms technologies and urged KAIST to ban any work on lethal autonomous weapons and refrain from AI uses that would harm human lives.
But he said they should not be able to decide "who lives or dies".
The letter, also signed by top experts on deep learning and robotics, was released ahead of next Monday’s meeting in Geneva by 123 UN member countries on the challenges posed by lethal autonomous weapons, described as “killer robots”.
AI is the field in computer science that aims to create machines able to make sense of the environment and make decisions.
