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A lethal autonomous weapon firing missiles

AI weaponry should be banned from the battlefield

14 Aug 2023

UNSW Sydney artificial intelligence expert says autonomous systems being used in the current Ukraine conflict need to be prohibited in the same way as chemical and biological weapons.

An aerial drone view of a surfer and a dark shape of a shark nearby, both identified by AI

How shoring up drones with artificial intelligence helps surf lifesavers spot sharks at the beach

28 Oct 2022

Discerning whether that dark splodge in the water is a shark or just, say, seaweed isn’t always straightforward.

seized drug packages on a table

Our laws aren't ready for ‘narco-drones’ in drug trafficking

26 Jul 2022

International and Australian laws need to be updated to cope with the newest drug-trafficking technique threatening maritime security.

Drone flies cover suburb

Privatising the sky: drone delivery promises comfort and speed, but at a cost to workers and communities

05 Oct 2021

Drone delivery company Wing is out to transform the sky – and Australia is at the forefront of its plans.

The STM Kargu attack drone. STM

Lethal autonomous weapons and World War III: it's not too late to stop the rise of 'killer robots'

13 Aug 2021

Like atomic bombs and chemical and biological weapons, deadly drones that make their own decisions must be tightly controlled by an international treaty.

Dr Sridhar Ravi

Next-generation drones could learn from bumblebees' amazing flight

24 Nov 2020

Small insects understand how big they are, and can use that information while flying in a complex environment, new research shows.

drone flying on the beach at sunset

Flyway to the endanger zone: how drones can boost conservation

16 Oct 2020

The ocean meets the sky as drones take conservation efforts to new heights.

drone flying over city at dusk

The future of drones: the good, bad and ugly

29 Sep 2020

Recreational and commercial drone usage has taken off, but the dangers could be going over our head.

Two drones flying over a city

Eyes on the world — drones change our point of view and our truths

08 Sep 2020

They began as wartime technology, but now drones are changing the way we witness the world, especially when we can't see it for ourselves.

Three military drone silhouettes in the sky

Are lethal autonomous weapons the future of warfare?

11 Aug 2020

With drone technology, surveillance software and threat-predicting algorithms, future conflicts could computerise life and death.

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