Fears killer bots on the way that may wipe us out

ON WEDNESDAY, over 50 artificial intelligence researchers reportedly co-signed a letter announcing that they will be boycotting a university in the Republic of Korea until it pledges to refrain from developing AI weapons without "meaningful human control". Beijing News commented on Monday:

According to reports, a laboratory, co-sponsored by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and an unidentified enterprise, plans to develop AI-based weapons.

It should be noted that the AI researchers opposed "autonomous weapons", but many media outlets have mistaken that for "smart weapons" in their reports. Actually, there is a deep redline between the two, and that redline should never be crossed.