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China has released video footage of its gun-toting robot dogs, and it's about as scary as you were probably imagining.

Chill in the Ol' Spine

This is terrifying.

Video Shows China's Rifle-Equipped Robot Dog Opening Fire on Targets

World military leaders met to establish international rules for the responsible development of AI weapons. Safe to say: the alleged rules are pretty lax.

Lemon Squeezy

"We are moving into a field that we do not know, for which we do not have guidelines, rules, frameworks, or agreements."

World Leaders Debate Whether It's Okay to Kill People With Terminator-Style Robots

The nation's leading stungun maker is pulling plans to put Taser drones in schools, but that wasn't enough for most its ethics board, which has resigned.

Zap Squad

"The company has fundamentally failed to embrace the values that we have tried to instill."

Most of Company's Ethics Board Resigns in Disgust Over Taser-Wielding Drones

A company that sells "lasso guns" to cops is working on ways to get its firearm into schools and medical institutions.

Giddy Up?

Wait, are they serious?

Startup Trying to Sell Lasso Gun to Capture Unruly Kids In Schools

Kai-Fu Lee, a venture capitalist who used to develop AI for Google and Microsoft, predicts that AI will automate 40 percent of the world's jobs in 15 years.

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