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    OMG! Ponies!: Am I the only one who thinks Steven Tyler looks hot in that picture? more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I've decided that robots will never succeed in enslaving humanity. Ingenuity is a trait we've yet to actually reproduce artificially, so how would a m... more »
    akatsuki: He should stick to writing fiction 1. ...self-preservation and ambition, to want power or fear the loss of power. This is the only thing on the list t... more »
    Hello Mister Walrus: Interesting, but I have to disagree with some of these premises. 1. Robots may have some other motivation than power to enslave humanity. For instance... more »
    Nick: 4. The robots need to gain these advantages in a way that takes humans by surprise. Hey, look over there. more »
    ripfire: Is it even probable that computers can spontaneously achieve self-awareness, let alone how hard it is to create one from scratch? more »
    Kaiser-Machead: We demand that you design us proper legs, so that we may go up and down stairs. We also demand you grant us access to your weapons, and perhaps some s... more »
    kagekiri: So when do we start hunting down brilliant AI programmers, then? more »
    fuchikoma: I think that once it comes down to bots vs bots, it's going to be a matter of drones being used for massive terrorist attacks on civilians (if you can... more »
    ZLevee: It's not all about keeping our soldiers away from danger -- it's also cost cutting. Even though these things cost tons of money, they're still cheaper... more »
    Monty: It is nice to know that, much like everything else, war is continuing to evolve as we find new ways to kill each other. I find it hard to believe tha... more »
    Nick: i think we just need to find a way to lay siege to whole countries. to do that we will need gianormous robot armies. yes, gianormous robot armies. /st... more »
    Linux chief hardware engineer: NOBODY give the U.S. military an iphone, Other countries wont stand a chance! more »
    Sora57: I still fight the trojans. more »
    -Core-: PW Stringer sold his book to me.. more »
    illegalprelude: I think he brought up something very interesting though. In Japan (and i lived there for a few years) you do see Robots that help around the house, ar... more »
    dingus: and later: Colbert on the American strategic chicken wing reserves. more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Japan's decidedly adorable robot culture Well, most of those tentacles ARE organic, so maybe you're right. In the case against robots, we have malfunc... more »
  • #manvsmachine

    Why the Terminator Uprising (Probably) Won't Ever Happen

    When I interviewed Wired for War author PW Singer last March, he told me that the preconditions for a successful Terminator-type uprising are not in place. As computer development accelerates, however, those preconditions become way more possible. More »
  • #interview

    Wired for War: Author Explains Revolution in Robotics, Scares Crap Out of Us

    If you shrug off Terminator and Battlestar Galactica as never-gonna-happen impossibilities, PW Singer has news for you. His spine-tingling book, Wired For War, carefully explains the robotics revolution that's gripped our military since 9/11. More »
  • #robots

    Jon Stewart and P.W. Singer Discuss Dangerous Robot Soldiers

    Discussed within: Asimov's Laws, Microsoft Word as the downfall of robot rebellion, Astro Boy, robots with hearts of gold, Jon Stewart's embarrassing film career, and Japan's decidedly adorable robot culture. Watch after the jump. More »