In E-Mail, Steve Jobs Comments on iPhone 4 Minerals Despite last week’s flurry of bad press surrounding the iPhone 4’s antenna, Steve Jobs is still in a chatty mood about his company’s newest handset. His latest personal e-mail to a customer relates to minerals used to create the iPhone 4 and other Apple products. In an e-mail to Jobs on Sunday evening, Wired.com reader […] Despite last week's flu
The US military has appointed its first senior general to direct cyber warfare – despite fears that the move marks another stage in the militarisation of cyberspace. The newly promoted four-star general, Keith Alexander, takes charge of the Pentagon's ambitious and controversial new Cyber Command, designed to conduct virtual combat across the world's computer networks. He was appointed on Friday a
A Soldier, Taking Orders From Its Ethical Judgment Center ATLANTA � In the heat of battle, their minds clouded by fear, anger or vengefulness, even the best-trained soldiers can act in ways that violate the Geneva Conventions or battlefield rules of engagement. Now some researchers suggest that robots could do better. “My research hypothesis is that intelligent robots can behave more ethically in
Back in the Cold War era, the military's plans for developing the next generation of war-fighting capabilities were always a closely guarded secret; programs for developing cutting-edge bombs and missiles were highly classified, and you certainly didn't need the public's permission to invent new ways to roast the enemy. But in the Internet era, the technical realities associated with carrying out
The Sunday Paper (Tech Ethics Edition) Annalee Newitz over at io9 raises an interesting ethical question when she asks, "Will we hold robots accountable for war crimes?" Here's a bit of her post: This isn't idle speculation. An automated anti-aircraft cannon's friendly fire killed nine soldiers in South Africa last year, and computer scientists speculate that as more weapons (and aircraft) are rob
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