Unknown: Killer Robots

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Unknown: Killer Robots is a 2023 documentary film about the use of AI in warfare. [1] [2]

A review in The Daily Telegraph said that the subject was "handled with some hyperbole alongside the seriousness" and that "it gives a sense of just how advanced AI is already, through the eyes of the scientists racing to develop devices that use it as well as those campaigning to limit their potential." [3]

As of January 2024, review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 100% based on 8 reviews. [4]

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References

  1. "Unknown: Killer Robots review – the future of AI will fill you with unholy terror | Television & radio | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
  2. Singh, Anita (July 10, 2023). "Are killer robots the future of warfare? It sure looks like it" via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. O'Donovan, Gerard (10 July 2023). "UNKNOWN: KILLER ROBOTS Netflix". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 2024-01-19 via EBSCOHost.
  4. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unknown_killer_robots