US has ‘moral imperative’ to pursue AI weapons, panel says

A US government-appointed panel has concluded that the nation should not agree to an outright ban on the development of use of autonomous weapons, following a public discussion on the issue.  The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, which is led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, held a two-day public discussion on how the … Read more

‘Krokodyl’ robot to be installed in HS2 tunnel-boring machines

HS2 Ltd has outlined its plans to incorporate robotic arms in its two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs), used to bore the 16km Chiltern Tunnel.  The two 170m-long, 2,000-tonne TBMs – nicknamed Cecilia and Florence – were revealed in August. Beginning at a site near the M25, they will dig as deep as 90m below the Chilterns, … Read more