In this episode, I'll be talking about automation, AI, killer robots, the boycott of a Korean institute, the 4 D's of robotics, and all things autonomous weaponry.

Show Links:

Archytas' Pigeon http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-technology/steam-powered-pigeon-archytas-flying-machine-antiquity-002179

The Jaquet-Droz Automata at the Neuchatel Museum http://en.neuchatelville.ch/profils/residents.asp/1-11-160-21345-10001-1001-1-1-2-1/2-0-1345-10001-1000-2-0/

Furby (you've been warned) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHWcBbf0Eng

McKinsey Global Insitute - "Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation"

https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Global%20Themes/Future%20of%20Organizations/What%20the%20future%20of%20work%20will%20mean%20for%20jobs%20skills%20and%20wages/MGI-Jobs-Lost-Jobs-Gained-Report-December-6-2017.ashx

KAIST and HANWHA

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-korea-boycott/researchers-to-boycott-south-korean-university-over-ai-weapons-work-idUSKCN1HB392

TKT Report

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2018/02/133_244641.html

US/UK breaching demonstration

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/04/us-uk-test-robot-breachers-drones-in-germany/

SpotMini

https://www.wired.com/story/watch-boston-dynamics-spotmini-robot-open-a-door/

ATLAS

https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/debut-atlas-robot

2018 Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)

https://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/7C335E71DFCB29D1C1258243003E8724?OpenDocument

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/

https://www.youtube.com/user/StopKillerRobots

"Slaughterbots"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw

Motherboard Documentary "Dawn of the Killer Robots" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qBjFZV19p0

Metalhead

https://theintercept.com/2018/01/07/black-mirror-season-4-netflix-metalhead/

Elon Musk calls on UN to ban Killer Robots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vrm2u3Ga8w

Show Audio

Daniel Birch - Danger Drone

Squinancy - The Robot Butler Does Have an Off Switch You Know

Johnny Ripper – Robot Friend

Filmy Ghost – WiFi Signals

Luke Lindemeyer - Terminator Theme, Rock Mix

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