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Armed Robots Not Actually Gone From Iraq

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the someone-call-for-an-exterminator dept.

NightFalcon90909 writes "You may have heard that armed robots were yanked from Iraq after a gun started to swivel without it being told to do so. 'A recent news report that armed robots had been pulled out of Iraq is mistaken, according to the company that makes the robot [Foster-Miller] and the Army program manager. 'The whole thing is an urban legend,' says Foster Miller spokesperson Cynthia Black, of the reports about SWORDS moving its gun without a command.'"

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  1. Re:It's Inevitable by Moridineas · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now, I know it's nice to be able to slam the government and the war in Iraq, but next time it might be helpful and informative to read the article before you comment.

    I would provide the link, but, well, RTFA.

  2. Re:The Government Said So... by mi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They also said the prisoners of war were treated fairly... coughWATERBOARDINGcough

    No P.O.W. was waterboarded, as a matter of fact. If you have evidence to the contrary, please, post it here. Otherwise, post a retraction. Thank you.

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  3. Re:Someone who works on robot sensors by Kartoffel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just as some people observe the laws and others do not, some robots might observe Asimov's laws while others do not. Legality is not tantamount to morality. Some might argue that a robot is morally justified in killing a human in some situation, but whether it's moral or not is the wrong question in a discussion about which side of the law it falls on. Leviticus tells observers what is legal. Only reason can tell us what is moral.