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An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here's how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes

  • Written by James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College
imageThe term 'killer robot' often conjures images of Terminator-like humanoid robots. Militaries around the world are working on autonomous machines that are less scary looking but no less lethal.John F. Williams/U.S. Navy

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