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We’re Already Violating Virtual Reality’s First Code of Ethics

Two German philosophers developed the first virtual reality code of ethics to help stave off our descent into a Matrix-esque hell, but we’re already violating that code.

Source: We’re Already Violating Virtual Reality’s First Code of Ethics

If software looks like a brain and acts like a brain—will we treat it like one? | Ars Technica

How we treat brain emulations may ultimately dictate how we treat ourselves.

Source: If software looks like a brain and acts like a brain—will we treat it like one? | Ars Technica

New ‘moonshot challenge’ at Harvard aims to make giant leap in AI | CIO

Humanity has big hopes for artificial intelligence, but in reality machines have a long way to go to catch up with the human brain. Enter Harvard University, which has just won a $28 million grant to change all that.

Source: New ‘moonshot challenge’ at Harvard aims to make giant leap in AI | CIO

Scientists Urge World to Stop Killer Robots at Davos | NDTV Gadgets360.com

January 22, 2016 – 5:21 pm
Posted in AI, Ethics, Risks, Robotics, Warfare
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The deployment of autonomous weapons would represent a dangerous new era in warfare, scientists said.

Source: Scientists Urge World to Stop Killer Robots at Davos | NDTV Gadgets360.com

Nations Must Address Threat of Robotic Weaponry ‘by 2018’ – Bloomberg Business

January 22, 2016 – 5:20 pm
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With the possibility of a future world war fought by autonomous robots lacking a human moral compass, a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urged global leaders to address the threat soon.

Source: Nations Must Address Threat of Robotic Weaponry ‘by 2018’ – Bloomberg Business