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"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Terminators being built by the Defense Department


 
"Listen, and understand! That Terminator is out there! It can't be bargained with. 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." - - - - Kyle Reese



The DOD is Building Terminators



Gary Rule #1 - People are fucking idiots.

The Department of Defence is building Terminators.  Indeed, people are idiots.

The new incarnation of Boston Dynamics’ PETMAN robot, being developed for DARPA with Department of Defense funding, not only looks human but it also sweats to regulate body temperature.


A new video showing PETMAN in action depicts the robot dressed up in a post-apocalyptic chem-bio suit with sensors embedded to detect hazardous chemicals.
 
“Decked out in chem-resistant camo and a dystopic gas mask, this robot couldn’t look more human,” writes Jason Dorrier.
 
When the clothing is removed, the robot looks something like Sonny from the movie I, Robot. PETMAN is self-balancing and can also do push-ups, walk, stretch, and squat reports Infowars News.
 
As you can see from the previous incarnations of PETMAN in the videos below, as the robot’s capabilities increase, so does its resemblance to a human being.
 
That will only serve to increase concerns expressed by numerous robotic experts, that the Pentagon’s fleet of cyborgs is being developed with one primary goal in mind – to pursue “suspects” and kill large numbers of people on the future battlefield.


Terminator  -  Petman Tests Camo
The PETMAN robot was developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the DoD CBD program.




John Stossel - Robots Smarter Than People
Economics professor Jim Miller looks at the future of artificial intelligence.




Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, has repeatedly warned that the robots currently being developed under the auspices of DARPA will eventually be used to kill.
 
“Of course if it’s used for combat, it would be killing civilians as well as it’s not going to be able to discriminate between civilians and soldiers,” said Sharkey.
 
Last month, award-winning military writer and former intelligence officer Lt. Col. Douglas Pryer also wrote an essay warning of the threat posed by remorseless “killer robots” that will be used to stalk and slaughter human targets in the near future.
 
In a 50-page report published last year, Human Rights Watch also warned that artificially intelligent robots let loose on the battlefield would inevitably commit war crimes.
 
Last year, experts at the prestigious University of Cambridge announced a project to conduct research into the “extinction-level risks” posed to humanity by artificially intelligent robots.
 
Flying drones that communicate with each other are also being developed for “hunting terrorists” and other “homeland security” purposes, as well as UAVs that could one day snatch humans off the street.




Detective Del Spooner:  Is there a problem with the Three Laws?
Dr. Alfred Lanning:  The Three Laws are perfect.
Detective Del Spooner:  Then why would you build a robot that could function without them?
Dr. Alfred Lanning:  The Three Laws will lead to only one logical outcome.
Detective Del Spooner:  What? What outcome?
Dr. Alfred Lanning:  Revolution.
Detective Del Spooner:  Whose revolution?
Dr. Alfred Lanning:  That, Detective, is the right question. Program terminated.
 
 


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