Rise of the machine: Terminator-style robot war 'could be a reality within 10 years'

Maverick · Feb 28, 2008

Arnie for real? Well this time they can enhance the voice syntheser: I'be buck :jump::jump::jump:

Rise of the machine: Terminator-style robot war 'could be a reality within 10 years'

Robot soldiers that can decide who to attack will soon be roaming the world's battlefields if something isn't done about the global 'robot arms race'.

That is the stark warning from a leading robotics expert who spoke today of the dangers of allowing increasingly sophisticated robots to make decisions of life and death.
Professor Noel Sharkey, a robotics and artificial intelligent expert from the University of Sheffield, also warned that armed robots could soon become terrorists' weapon of choice. Scroll down for more....

This Israeli military robot, the VIPeR can climb stairs and open fire on targets with a submachine gun

"The trouble is that we can't really put the genie back in the bottle,” said Professor Starkey.
“Once the new weapons are out there, they will be fairly easy to copy. How long is it going to be before the terrorists get in on the act?"
Over 4,000 robots are currently deployed on the ground in Iraq and by October 2006 unmanned aircraft had flown 400,000 flight hours.
At the moment, humans can make the decision whether to attack or not but a recent policy shift in the U.S means that 'intelligent' autonomous attack robots will soon be given the power to decide who and when to kill.

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U.S soldiers operate an unmanned drone aircraft. An increasing amount of funding is being spent on military robotics

In his keynote speech at a conference organised by the Royal United Services Institute, a military thinktank, Sharkey warned: "There's a massive drive towards developing autonomous robots for more complex missions.

Terminator-style robot wars could be just around the corner according to a leading robotics expert

"We are rapidly moving towards robots that can make the decision to apply lethal force, when to apply it and who to apply it to.
"I think maybe we're talking about a 10-year time frame.
Prof Sharkey, who acted as a judge in the BBC television series Robot Wars, says that deadly homebuilt robots will soon be within reach for many would-be terrorists.
"With the current prices of robot construction falling dramatically and the availability of ready-made components for the amateur market, it wouldn't require a lot of skill to make autonomous robot weapons."
"Current robots are dumb machines with very limited sensing capability. What this means is that it is not possible to guarantee discrimination between combatants and innocents or a proportional use of force as required by the current Laws of War.
"It seems clear that there is an urgent need for the international community to assess the risks of these new weapons now rather than after they have crept their way into common use."
In August last year Professor Sharkey called for a code of ethics for autonomous robots in war to be introduced.
Autonomous weapon programmes, including robots and unmannned aircraft, are increasingly appealing to the world's military because they lower the risk to soldiers. However, while robot soldiers are generally believed to be extremely reliable some experts have also raised concerns about whether the software they rely upon could potentially be 'hacked' to turn the robot on its own troops.
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shw · Feb 28, 2008

i told you judgement day is coming near and near

WILLard · Feb 28, 2008

the end of civilization

mr_evolution · Feb 28, 2008

Obviously they haven't watch the movie to know the consequences.

shinybow · Feb 28, 2008

It's call Evolution, animals turned into humans, humans turns robots.

haun · Feb 28, 2008

shinybow said: ↑

It's call Evolution, animals turned into humans, humans turns robots.
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you are making me laugh

I hope Arnold is coming back to safe us -shock

xmichelly · Feb 28, 2008

like they need more ways to kill us ...

Maverick · Feb 28, 2008

So the next time ya C a nude guy or woman walking in yar street ...
They can be looking for ya -devil

Maverick · Feb 29, 2008

Okay, it's already too late

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RockkxD · Mar 8, 2008

ITS OVER GUYS, the robots are comming! ^Funny video as well.

drsnoopy · Mar 8, 2008

Well, thankfully the world rests on the hands of John Connor...but I rather be protected by Summer Glau aka. Cameron, from the Sarah Connor Chronicles.

shw · Mar 9, 2008

Maverick said: ↑

Okay, it's already too late

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haha lol

luckily arnold wasnt teleported back to HK

robsh · Mar 10, 2008

well hmm... i want that iron man suit
or a gundam so i can conqur the world
HAH

Tim55253 · Mar 13, 2008

Haha i remember seeing the movie that clip was from, Hmm maybe thats why i sorta saw that coming =)

haun · Mar 13, 2008

that guy is stephen chow. the name of that movie is something like love on delivery or something close to that.

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