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Books 10 years ago
Book Review: Robots are stealing our jobs
The Rise of the Robots is a book that discusses the problem of unemployment. In contrast to common sense, which suggests that technology will improve productivity, the advance of automatic technology has started to grind a number of jobs, while manual technology is truly helpful in handling difficult tasks for humans. Yet, computerized machinery has started to replace human labor completely.
Science & Tech 10 years ago
New report calls for ban on 'killer robots' amid UN meeting
Technology allowing a pre-programmed robot to shoot to kill, or a tank to fire at a target with no human involvement, is only years away, experts say. A new report called Monday for a ban on such "killer robots."
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