Code No Evil: Why YOLO's co-creator no longer works on computer vision.
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Code No Evil: Why YOLO's co-creator no longer works on computer vision.

A prominent AI researcher has turned his back on computer vision over ethical issues. The co-creator of the popular object-recognition network You Only Look Once (YOLO) said he no longer works on computer vision because the technology has “almost no upside and enormous downside risk.”

March 4, 20201 min read
Code No Evil: Why YOLO's co-creator no longer works on computer vision.
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Code No Evil: Why YOLO's co-creator no longer works on computer vision.

A prominent AI researcher has turned his back on computer vision over ethical issues. The co-creator of the popular object-recognition network You Only Look Once (YOLO) said he no longer works on computer vision because the technology has “almost no upside and enormous downside risk.”

March 4, 20201 min read
AI Goes Rogue
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

AI Goes Rogue

Could humanity be destroyed by its own creation? If binary code running on a computer awakens into sentience, it will be able to think better than humans. It may even be able to improve its own software and hardware.

October 30, 20191 min read
AI Goes Rogue
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

AI Goes Rogue

Could humanity be destroyed by its own creation? If binary code running on a computer awakens into sentience, it will be able to think better than humans. It may even be able to improve its own software and hardware.

October 30, 20191 min read
Robot Tanks on the March
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Robot Tanks on the March

A new generation of battlebots is gaining momentum.What’s new: The Army is at least two years ahead of schedule in its plan to deploy self-driving (and self-aiming) transports, jeeps, and tanks.

October 23, 20192 min read
Robot Tanks on the March
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Robot Tanks on the March

A new generation of battlebots is gaining momentum.What’s new: The Army is at least two years ahead of schedule in its plan to deploy self-driving (and self-aiming) transports, jeeps, and tanks.

October 23, 20192 min read
Can AI Wage War? Should It?
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Can AI Wage War? Should It?

The U.S. military is developing a new generation of automated weaponry. Some people are calling for automated generals as well.

September 11, 20192 min read
Can AI Wage War? Should It?
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Can AI Wage War? Should It?

The U.S. military is developing a new generation of automated weaponry. Some people are calling for automated generals as well.

September 11, 20192 min read

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