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Cambridge to study risks posed by robots
LONDON: The Cambridge University is set to open a centre for 'terminator studies' where leading academics will study the danger that robots pose, with experts saying in future machines may be an existential threat to humans.
Its purpose will be to study the four greatest threats to the human species, artificial intelligence, climate change, nuclear war and rogue biotechnology.
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) will be co-launched by Lord Rees, the astronomer royal and one of the world's top cosmologists, the 'Daily Mail' reported.
Rees's 2003 book 'Our Final Century' had warned that the destructiveness of humanity meant that the species could wipe itself out by 2100. The idea that machines might one day take over humanity has featured in many science fiction books and films, including the Terminator, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a homicidal robot.
In 1965, Irving John 'Jack' Good wrote a paper for New Scientist called 'Speculations concerning the first ultra-intelligent machine'.
Its purpose will be to study the four greatest threats to the human species, artificial intelligence, climate change, nuclear war and rogue biotechnology.
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) will be co-launched by Lord Rees, the astronomer royal and one of the world's top cosmologists, the 'Daily Mail' reported.
Rees's 2003 book 'Our Final Century' had warned that the destructiveness of humanity meant that the species could wipe itself out by 2100. The idea that machines might one day take over humanity has featured in many science fiction books and films, including the Terminator, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a homicidal robot.
In 1965, Irving John 'Jack' Good wrote a paper for New Scientist called 'Speculations concerning the first ultra-intelligent machine'.
A key that lets parents apply brakes on kids’ speeding cars
LONDON: In a good news for protective parents, they can now limit the speed of their reckless kids' cars by using a new control key system to be available in the market soon.
The system called MyKey, which will be on shelves in the UK from next month, interfaces with the computer systems on board its latest cars to place restrictions on drivers using the special keys. It works by recognizing different keys for the same car and then adjusting the vehicle settings according to the owner's requirements , with the capacity to limit the top speed to 128 kmph, the Daily Mail said.
The limits are linked to the specific key, so parents concerned about their inexperienced children can limit top speed and stereo volume for youngsters while retaining full functionality for themselves.
"MyKey allows parents to tailor vehicle performance and driver environment to suit individual users," the company said.
"Permanent enabling of safety and driver aids and speed and audio limiting give parents greater control without impacting on young drivers' independence," it said.
Manufacturers claim the MyKey system can also be programmed to alert the driver that fuel is running low.
The system called MyKey, which will be on shelves in the UK from next month, interfaces with the computer systems on board its latest cars to place restrictions on drivers using the special keys. It works by recognizing different keys for the same car and then adjusting the vehicle settings according to the owner's requirements , with the capacity to limit the top speed to 128 kmph, the Daily Mail said.
The limits are linked to the specific key, so parents concerned about their inexperienced children can limit top speed and stereo volume for youngsters while retaining full functionality for themselves.
"MyKey allows parents to tailor vehicle performance and driver environment to suit individual users," the company said.
"Permanent enabling of safety and driver aids and speed and audio limiting give parents greater control without impacting on young drivers' independence," it said.
Manufacturers claim the MyKey system can also be programmed to alert the driver that fuel is running low.
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