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06/08/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Department of Homeland Security developing tech to take down unmanned aerial systems in urban environments

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or what are more popularly known today as drones, have made their way from the annals of military weapons arsenals into everyday civilian households, prompting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to initiate new protocols aimed at controlling how they’re used and even potentially taking them down. Recognizing that every […]

04/22/2018 / By David Williams

Infantry units under increased risk from drone attacks

There is a looming threat to military service members that could result in plenty of casualties. This threat comes in the form of small drones, particularly small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) which can be operated quite easily without the need for human pilots. Colloquially, they are referred to as drones, and can be purchased quickly […]

01/09/2018 / By Jayson Veley

Israeli company unveils AI-controlled turret machine gun that rides on top of military vehicles, can kill all targets in 360-degree radius

As more and more countries around the world start to introduce UAVs, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, onto the battlefield, the development of technology that can effectively counter those UAVs is becoming increasingly important. Due to the fact that drones do not require an onboard pilot and can often be equipped with guns or even missiles, […]

12/06/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Weapon-toting drones may soon be deployed across the battlefields of the world

The future of warfare is starting to look more and more like something out of a Terminator movie. Military forces around the globe are increasingly looking toward robots to replace combat soldiers, hoping to keep boots off the ground, while minimizing collateral damage and limiting civilian casualties. Now, the latest breakthroughs in technology have led […]

12/06/2017 / By Russel Davis

The race for next-gen microchips is on: The AI revolution can’t happen without them

The inevitable artificial intelligence (AI) revolution currently faces big hurdles as today’s microchip capacity has apparently reached its limits. Experts say that while the use of transistors and microchips have allowed people to calculate even the largest of numbers, the way that the brain operates using visual cues and processing these data is way more complex than calculations […]

11/29/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Elon Musk warns: 95% chance artificial intelligence exterminates humanity

It’s only a matter of time before artificial intelligence finds superiority over humans. As machines become more efficient at computing data and navigating algorithms, as they learn from their experiences and make complex decisions, they will inevitably challenge human thinking and human way of life. But will the advancement of AI lead to the extermination of […]

11/15/2017 / By Rita Winters

Financial industry regulators warn AI must be monitored

The speed in which artificial intelligence is developing is harrowing, especially as experts cannot fully say whether AI and machine learning would benefit us in the long run. Machine-operated systems seem like a good start for companies and banks that rely on statistics and mathematical computations — since we tend to err in that department — but […]

11/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Putin is concerned there will soon be genetically modified superhuman soldiers; calling on world leaders to agree to limitations and regulations

There is no shortage of legitimate and very serious criticisms one could lodge against Russian President Vladimir Putin, but his concerns about matters like GMOs, artificial intelligence and genetic engineering are surprisingly on point. Speaking at a youth festival in Sochi recently, he mentioned the very real possibility of an army of trained killers being […]

11/12/2017 / By Russel Davis

Navy commissions “robosub” that can hide in enemy waters for months at a time

The U.S. Navy ushers in a new tactic to stay ahead of the global maritime scene by awarding multi-million contracts to Lockheed Martin and Boeing to develop the U.S. Navy’s extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV) called Orca. Lockheed Martin was awarded $43.2 million, while Boeing received as much as $42.3 million for the design phase of the Orca […]

10/18/2017 / By Ethan Huff

U.S. military invests millions in killer robot technology

Nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money has already been spent by the United States military to develop next-generation microchips that are powerful enough to animate killer artificial intelligence (AI) robots, new reports indicate. A hefty sum of $900 million, to be more precise, is the exact figure that government officials have announced is being “invested” […]

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