| cl | | | | armed robots be used against us by terrorists? |
| Toronto, Canada- Those of us who arenât | | | | Howard S. Smith, author of the new book âI, |
| privy to weapons development secrets might be | | | | robotâ (Robot Binaries & Press is an |
| shocked to learn how advancements in robotics are | | | | MIT-trained engineer and artificial intelligence expert. His |
| changing the shape of the United States Armed | | | | techno thriller is a modern update to the original |
| Forcesâand other armies around the world. | | | | âI, Robotâ book written in the |
| More than 6,000 robots are already used by U.S. | | | | 1940âs. Smith says while robotics can have |
| troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Astronomical amounts | | | | innocuous applications, such as the supermarket |
| of money are being funneled into artificial intelligence | | | | self-checkout machines he helped create, the bulk of |
| research. While that can ultimately lead to less human | | | | funding for artificial intelligence research is not directed |
| risk for U.S. troops on the battlefield, can the threat of | | | | towards consumers. |