AI Toys: What happens when your child's stuffed animal can talk to them?

AI Toys: What happens when your child’s stuffed animal can talk to them?

They talk, remember what they are told, and are available whenever a boy or girl wants to talk. They are stuffed animals, dolls, and small robots that incorporate artificial intelligence to become a kind of “friend” always available. A new way to play that also raises unsettling questions about the bonds they create, what they might say, and what happens to everything they hear.

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Autonomous weapons arrive on the battlefield

Autonomous weapons arrive on the battlefield

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized military technology, fostering the development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS). These are weapon systems that use sets of sensors and computer algorithms to independently identify a target and employ an integrated weapon system to attack and destroy it without manual human control.

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