The new sets of robots in development otherwise known as autonomous fighting machine robots, robot soldiers, assaultive robotic machines, etc. have received serious curiosity from the scientists who are expecting nothing less than perfect from the robots. The concern being shown in the development of the robot is based on the fact that they are being programmed to kill humans on a battlefield, detonate bombs, and carry out other assaultive military activities, etc. when all the above points were considered it means that any mistake of programming in the robots could become a potential danger to the developer or end-users. Current online debate on the above issue became serious when a newly completed military robot was displayed when it was having a gun shooting test. According to the developers, the robot was confirmed to be more than 80% accurate in carrying out commands relating to military actions. However, some scientists throwback hundreds of questions as to when the robot will come into full military operations, how much would be the cost of acquiring such robot, how efficient it can be in its functions, etc. though not yet commercialized such robot may come with some restrict laws on who buys and operates it.

For ages, AI has always been portrayed as the antagonist in pop culture and movies, be it the iconic HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Auto in Wall-E, T-1000 in the Terminator series, or Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron. But is this the future of AI that we are really heading towards? Will every AI program become sentient, self-aware, go rogue, and cause massive destruction? The future of AI brings endless possibilities and applications that will help simplify our lives to a great extent. It will help shape the future and destiny of humanity positively. So, how will the future of AI affect humans?

In the age of artificial intelligence, robots will soon represent a large part of the armed forces, according to the UK's chief of the defence staff Nick Carter, who predicted that up to a quarter of the army could be made up of autonomous systems in the near future. Speaking on Sky News for Remembrance Day, the general speculated that as cyber and space join the more traditional army domains of land, air, and maritime, so will AI systems become an integral part of the armed forces' modernization effort. Carter warned that decisions haven't been taken yet, and insisted that his predictions were not based on firm targets. He nevertheless shared his visions for an armed force that is "designed for the 2030s". SEE: An IT pro's guide to robotic process automation (free PDF) (TechRepublic) "You'll see armed forces that are designed to do (cyber and space). And I think it absolutely means we'll have all manner of different people employed because those domains require different skill sets, and we will absolutely avail ourselves with autonomous platforms and robotics wherever we can," said Carter.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. U.K.'s chief of the Defense Staff said in a televised interview aired Sunday that economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic increases the risk of a third world war, adding that robot soldiers could make up at least a quarter of the British army by the 2030s In an interview with Sky News ahead of Remembrance Day, Gen. Sir Nick Carter, the professional head of the British armed forces, said tributes to those who perished during wartime still hold relevance today even though there is no one alive who served in World War I and the number of veterans from World War II is dwindling. "We have to remember that history might not repeat itself but it has a rhythm and if you look back at the last century, before both world wars, I think it was unarguable that there was escalation, which led to the miscalculation, which ultimately led to war at a scale we would hopefully never see again," he said. Veteran Charlie MacVicar, who served for 23 years with Royal Scots (Edinburgh Unit) pays his respects at the Royal British Legion Remembrance Garden, on Remembrance Sunday, in Grangemouth, Scotland, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Thirty thousand "robot soldiers" could form an integral part of the British army in the 2030s, working alongside humans in and around the frontline, the head of the armed forces said in a television interview on Sunday. Gen Sir Nick Carter said the armed forces needed "to think about how we measure effects in a different way" – and he called on the government to proceed with the previously promised five--year integrated defence review. Speaking to Sky News on the morning of Remembrance Sunday, the chief of the defence staff suggested that "an armed forces that's designed for the 2030s" could include large numbers of autonomous or remotely controlled machines. "I mean, I suspect we could have an army of 120,000, of which 30,000 might be robots, who knows?" Carter said, although he stressed he was not setting any particular target in terms of future numbers. Investment in robot warfare was to be at the heart of the planned integrated five-year defence review, whose future was thrown into doubt after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, postponed the cross-government spending review to which it had been linked last month.

But that job is suddenly looking iffy as A.I. gets better at reading scans. A start-up called Arterys, to cite just one example, already has a program that can perform a magnetic-resonance imaging analysis of blood flow through a heart in just 15 seconds, compared with the 45 minutes required by humans. Maybe she wants to be a surgeon, but that job may not be safe, either. Robots already assist surgeons in removing damaged organs and cancerous tissue, according to Scientific American. Last year, a prototype robotic surgeon called STAR (Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot) outperformed human surgeons in a test in which both had to repair the severed intestine of a live pig.

But that job is suddenly looking iffy as A.I. gets better at reading scans. A start-up called Arterys, to cite just one example, already has a program that can perform a magnetic-resonance imaging analysis of blood flow through a heart in just 15 seconds, compared with the 45 minutes required by humans. Maybe she wants to be a surgeon, but that job may not be safe, either. Robots already assist surgeons in removing damaged organs and cancerous tissue, according to Scientific American. Last year, a prototype robotic surgeon called STAR (Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot) outperformed human surgeons in a test in which both had to repair the severed intestine of a live pig.

When it comes to the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk has made his opinion very clear: regulation will be key. The Tesla CEO has even worked on driverless or autonomous vehicles and still believes that the new technology poses some dangers in addition to the positives it offers. On Monday, Musk took to Twitter to offer his insight once again. In a response to a video about how robot soldiers could make people safer, Musk used some sarcasm to dismiss the claim. The video from New Scientist proposed that robot soldiers could make decisions free from emotions, especially fear, which means they might be able to better fight than humans, "Letting robots kill without human supervision could save lives," read the first sequence in the video.

Like a scene out of The Terminator, the future of warfare is destined to include robot soldiers, unmanned aerial assault, and self-driving, weaponized vehicles. An $11 million contract approved by the Pentagon has been awarded to Six3 Advanced Systems. The US Department of Defense is calling on Six3 to "design, develop, and validate system prototypes for a combined-arms squad." By the year 2025, experts predict that the U.S. military will have more robot soldiers than humans. According to the U.S. Department of Defense directive, the new American fighting squad is meant to combine "humans and unmanned assets, ubiquitous communications and information, and advanced capabilities in all domains to maximize squad performance in increasingly complex operational environments."

The US military will have more robot soldiers on the battlefield than real ones by 2025, a top British intelligence expert has claimed. John Bassett, a security consultant with a 20-year career at GCHQ, believes deadly combat robots are rapidly becoming "a reality" of modern day warfare. These state-of-the art military units will consist of human soldiers and robots and are aimed at maximizing performance on future battlefields. Combat robots will rapidly become an inherent part of US fighting forces within the next 10-15 years, defense experts say. Washington is apparently seeking to gain military edge over China, Russia and other rivals investing in research and development of robotic systems.