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The Chinese state broadcasting group recently released footage of its newly developed "robot wolves" in simulated combat drills.

China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots

In a shocking admission, a senior defense official is laying bare the Pentagon's priorities when it comes to building killer robots.

Senior Pentagon Official: New Plan Is to Invest in “Autonomous Killer Robots”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Pentagon is bullish on its recent AI advances that apparently help the military kill people faster than ever before.

Pentagon Official Boasts That AI Is Helping The Military Kill People Faster Than Ever Before

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI has hopped into bed with Anduril, the killer drone company founded by Oculus' Palmer Luckey that cut its teeth in Ukraine.

OpenAI Strikes Deal With Military Contractor to Provide AI for Attack Drones

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI company Anthropic has partnered with shadowy defense contractor Palantir, despite claiming it puts safety first.

The AI Startup Anthropic, Which Is Always Talking About How Ethical It Is, Just Partnered With Palantir

By Victor Tangermann

China's navy has apparently tested out its hypersonic rail gun — but during a demonstration of its power, things didn't go quite as planned.

China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky

By Noor Al-Sibai

Israel is apparently using a secretive AI tool to identify targets for assassination amid its ongoing war with Hamas.

Artificial Intelligence

Israel Reportedly Using AI to Identify Targets for “Mass Assassination Factory”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The brain geniuses at the Pentagon have decided that a good use of the taxpayer dollar is to attach rifles onto the backs of robot dogs.

US Army Brags About Plans to Mount Rifle on Robot Dog

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Chinese military claims it has developed technology that would allow for "infinite" lasers that don't go haywire.

Chinese Military Says It’s Figured Out How to Build Laser Weapons That Can Fire Indefinitely

By Noor Al-Sibai

To the credit of both Coperni and Boston Dynamics, we can't stop thinking about the viral robodogs-on-the-runway stunt. But only because it sucked.

Robodog Peeling Off a Model’s Clothes Is a Viral Riff on Ominous Tech

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China is reportedly developing a biometric-enhanced AI device that can test how loyal one is to the ruling party — and yes, we should be afraid.

Artificial Intelligence

China Says It’s Developing an AI to Detect Party Loyalty

By Noor Al-Sibai

DARPA-funded scientist Christoffer Heckman argues that some sort of new guidelines are needed to keep engineers from building autonomous weapons.

DARPA Scientist: Engineers Must Stop Making Autonomous Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's defense minister recently announced that the country has begun combat tests for both lasers and hypersonic weaponry.

Russian Military Actively Testing Lasers, Hypersonic Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

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A Drone Unintentionally Landed on Britain’s Largest Warship and No One Noticed

By Patrick Caughill

The World’s First Functional Laser Weapon is Ready to Protect You

The World’s First Functional Laser Weapon is Ready to Protect You

By Patrick Caughill