Robot uprising risk to be studied | BBC

by Markus Waibel

26 November 2012

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The fear of a robot uprising, machines taking over the planet, an artificial intelligence waging war on humans is a recurring theme in popular culture such as the “Terminator” series pictured above.

Now researchers of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk will conduct a study of the dangers posed by biotechnology, artificial life, nanotechnology and climate change.

The BBC reports:

[…] scientists said that to dismiss concerns of a potential robot uprising would be “dangerous”.

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