A weapon, arm, or armament is any device used in order to inflict damage or harm to living beings, structures, or systems. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare. In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary.
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AI gladiators fight thousands of duels so we can learn how weaponry evolves in nature
Naturally occurring violence in the animal kingdom has fascinated scientists, military strategists, and stoned people watching ...
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Civil unrest pushes US gun stocks to outpace tech's biggest companies
Big tech might thrive in pandemics, but the firearms industry is growing even faster as Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests ...
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‘Neuromorphic’ computing chip could 'smell' explosives, narcotics, and diseases
An emerging form of AI known as neuromorphic computing has been used to successfully detect scents emitted by explosives, ...
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The Pentagon wants game devs to help build AI fighter jets
Military research agency DARPA wants video game developers to help it develop AI fighter jets as part of the agency's ACE ...
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The US Navy is developing AI-powered submarines that could kill autonomously
The US Navy is developing an AI-controlled submarine called CLAWS with the ability to kill without human control. It could ...
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US Army plans to bring human-AI interaction to the battlefield
The Aided Threat Recognition from Mobile Cooperative and Autonomous Sensors (ATR-MCAS) will act as a 'teammate' to soldiers ...
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Everything you need to know about the drone used by the US to assassinate an Iranian general
Meet the Reaper, a $64M death-dealing assassination drone straight out of a science-fiction nightmare. Designated the MQ-9 ...
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Why researchers should make sure robots don’t become weapons
Robotics is rapidly being transformed by advances in artificial intelligence. And the benefits are widespread: we are seeing ...
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Louisiana State University Twitter warns of armed intruder, tells students to “Run, Hide, or Fight” UPDATE: Normal operations have resumed on campus
The official Twitter account for the Louisiana State University (LSU) today tweeted a warning to students, faculty and staff ...
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CHEAP: Live your 'Hunger Games' fantasies with a kickass Nerf Bow for only $24
Summer is here, so why not celebrate it by buying a few Nerf bows and having an epic outdoor battle with some of your best ...
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Nuking asteroids could save the Earth — but we need to make it legal first
The schlocky 1998 Bruce Willis movie Armageddon was the highest grossing film of that year. The blockbuster saw a master ...
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North Korean dissidents raise $14K with 100th 'post-liberation visa' on Ethereum blockchain
Civil Cheollioma Defense selling special visas for Ethereum cryptocurrency, said to allow holders entry to North Korea 'upon ...
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The US Army wants us to pretend autonomous tanks aren't killer robots
Killer robots? Are you going to throw that in the Army's face everytime you have an argument? You're being irrational. Look, ...
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The future of war is cyber
Gone are the days where battles are fought in person-to-person conflicts. In the coming years, most wars will be waged via ...
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Politicians have failed us, it's time for AI to stop school shootings
Thoughts, prayers, and politicians have proven ineffective against the threat of school shootings. It's time to demand schools ...
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US Army's defense of killer robots sounds like the plot to War Games
The US Army has an incongruous message on its development of autonomous weapons systems. Did we learn nothing from the 1980s? ...
