You might want to unplug this not-so-smart robot: researchers found they can watch video streams piped out from its security camera.
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Robot Hotel says sorry about the buggy bedside bots
Japan’s Henn na Hotel says it’s “modified” the bots so pervs can’t exploit the ability to run unsigned code and spy on future guests.
Artist rigs up Google Assistant to (sometimes) fire a gun on command
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” But, what if a robot breaks the first law of robotics?
Could a robot write this article?
Chinese internet company Tencent last week published a 1000-word article written by a robot. How nervous should human writers be?
Someone killed hitchBOT the hitchhiking robot – can humans be trusted?
HitchBOT was on a mission to criss-cross the United States with the help of strangers, but the hitchhiking robot came up far short of its San Francisco destination, after it was destroyed in a vicious attack in Philadelphia – the city of brotherly love.
Artificial Intelligence expert likens AI dangers to nuclear weapons
Stuart Russell is an award-winning AI researcher and author who says we need to be as careful with AI as we are with nukes.
Remotely operated surgery robot is easy to e-hijack, researchers find
“Jerky” movement can be caused by tampering with packets. Not a good adjective when you’re talking about surgery!
