Mech Wars - Not where we want to go!

This excellent article by Frank Pasquale, published in The Guardian, highlights the rise of militarized AI and the various scenarios of how it may play out and possibly be "managed." Essential reading for today's rapidly evolving global perspective.

Creepy robotics

This stuff is downright creepy to me. I guess I've read one too many Sci Fi stories about robots used for nefarious purposes. These surely give pause for concern - and unfortunately the trend is only likely to continue. It looks like drones are just the tip of the iceberg, folks.

• WildCat: You can't outrun it
• M-Blocks: No assembly required
• Atlas: Drones hit the ground running?
• Alpha Dog: The next war horse?

Gaming and AI

For those who haven't read Daniel Suarez's Daemon, it's an exciting and riveting read. Some of the extrapolations in the book are becoming eeriely accurate; for example, see the following IEEE Spectrum article.