'A centralised control computer for robots on land, air or sea' sounds suspiciously like the Terminator-wiki description of Skynet. But actually, it's just the SparkNotes version of the US Navy's latest test project, the Common Control System, which is going to kill us all. Read More >>
The Ministry of Defence has launched a new communications satellite, making its Skynet comms network bigger and better than ever. And yes, it is called Skynet. Read More >>
Featured comment by Snuggler_2_Zero:
"It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead." More »
What you're looking at here is Standford's driverless Audi TTS, which can blast round a track much faster than you could ever dream of going, and it's entirely automated. Read More >>
Featured comment by petra.heaven.3:
"Impressive as this footage is, that 'computer driver' would finish stone last and lapped several times in a club racing competition, and be utterly de..." More »
Iran's been hit pretty hard by the latest malware scourge, Flame, which is described by some as Stuxnet on steroids. The country's not taking this lying down though, and it's fighting back. It's brought the smackdown on the pesky computer bug, and reckons it's got the skills to kill it off, no biggie. Read More >>
Featured comment by Bejan Hooshiar:
"I guess people are still used to wars between countries being physical and with guns, but when a cyber-attack such as this happens, I can’t understa..." More »
What will we do when artificial intelligence becomes self-aware? Nothing! It'll be too caught up with the existential issues that sentience brings with it to do anything more than marvel at its own intelligence. Maybe. [xkcd] Read More >>
Featured comment by dirtymagic86:
"Meh Skynet will always be too preoccupied going through everyones dirty text messages and emails to take over the world..
..BTW Skynet is Google" More »
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