ROBOTS: Should A Robot Be Allowed To Kill?

Today we travel to a future where militaries employ killer robots. Should a robot be allowed to take a human life? Is the speed of war increasing too quickly? What does a tech worker do when they find out their work is being used for war?

Guests:

Kelsey Atherton, a reporter who covers military technology.

Ryan Calo, a professor of law at the University of Washington.

Dr. Ryan Jenkins, an associate professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University.

Liz O’Sullivan, the CEO of Parity.

Dr. Lucy Suchman, a professor emerita of sociology at Lancaster University.

Dr. Jesse Kirkpatrick, an assistant professor of philosophy at George Mason University.

Dr. Carlotta Berry, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Kate Conger, a technology reporter at the New York Times.

Voice Actors:

Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne

Chad: Brett Tubbs

Lina: Ashley Kellem

Brad: Brent Rose

Halimah: Zahra Noorbakhsh

Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly

Summer: Shara Kirby

Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni

Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs

Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky

John Dee: Keith Houston

Seargent William Walter: Jarrett Sleeper

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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.

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