Deane Baker

Should We Ban Killer Robots?


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      Copyright © Deane Baker 2022

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      First published in 2022 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4852-1

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2021942477

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      This book is dedicated to my daughters, the fabulous Baker girls: Jemimah, Kezi and Amelia.

      If you haven’t yet watched the short film Slaughterbots on YouTube, you really should do so now. I mean it – stop reading immediately and watch the video before going any further. You won’t regret it, Slaughterbots is short and impressively well executed. Besides, what I say below contains spoilers.