Well it seems that with the loss to Sir Fred Goodwin of his enhanced pension that our governments promise has been kept. It must be the first one I know of so I’m making a note. Pity it has to be one based on spite and envy. It seems to me though that this is the start down a slippery slope such as has taken place in Russia and Bolivia and is being attempted in the US. Unsurprisingly all socialist states and now having difficulty with investors now that their rule of law, or mob mentality, allows them to steal, because that is what it is, from what are seen as the rich and given to the poor via the benevolent state.
I’m only mentioning this because wary investors don’t invest in medium to long term projects where the outlook is unstable and we need investment now to work our way forward. Politicians really are scum.
Teaching robots
This article talks about teaching robots the rules of war. Sounds good but it takes a massive leap of technology which we just don’t have.
You see when he talks about teaching a robot to not fire if the enemy is in a cemetery he is doing no such thing. He is programming the robot to check the targets location with maps and if they are located in a cemetery then it won’t fire. To me teaching means it shows cemeteries and indicates they are not to be fired in and so it learns. We just don’t have that level of sophistication yet. In fact we are miles away from it.
So you are clear if someone builds a new cemetary and a group of enemy soldiers are in it then it’s tough luck. This robot will blow them away and it will keep doing it until someone updates the maps in the system. Same with hospitals, schools etc.
Saying you are teaching something gives a very different picture to what they are doing here. It’s not learning but being programmed.
I hope there is still a human on the button for this robot. They are going to need it.