Unknown: Killer Robots

2023

1h 8m

Documentary

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8 Reviews

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Artificial intelligence is infiltrating every level of the armed forces, from infantry on the front lines to command centers conducting global-scale operations. This episode takes a terrifying behind-the-scenes look at this high-stakes issue, following military-funded scientists racing to build this technology and ethicists scrambling to awaken the world to its apocalyptic potential.

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Hugo Rifkind

Times (UK)

One reads and hears so much about AI these days that it was notably refreshing how graspable and terrestrial this all was. None of it was unimaginable, which is precisely why it was all so frightening.

Jul 14, 2023

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Anita Singh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

I had expected the documentary to be chilling, but it was worse than that: it made this AI future feel dully inevitable.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 10, 2023

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

I write to you from a bunker in the hills and I am never coming out.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 10, 2023

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Ready Steady Cut Staff

Ready Steady Cut

Whether the viewer is for AI or terrified of its consequences, this documentary is highly informative, highlighting the benefits and negatives of using AI in war.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 31, 2023

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John Sooja

Common Sense Media

This documentary offers a terrifying look at how advanced artificial intelligence and robotics have become and how these technologies might drastically change weaponry and war in the future.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 27, 2023

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Alarming AI, the kind that terrifies us, autonomous machine learning, as it applies to the military. Chilling. I'm particularly struck by the casual way the folks at Shield AI talk about their deadly achievements

Rated: 3/4

Jul 21, 2023

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Mike P

It's actually an old, old question... Robopocolypse...Real threat or imagined? Robot Innovation...Good or bad? Is Man vs machine a real scenario in our future? My view is...Not really...Because robots are even more vulnerable to environmental breakdown than we are...So robots won't take over at any point in the future...The NEAR future anyway...I mean...who knows? And this movie does investigate this possible with frightening vivedness and clarity...and frightening credibility. It's definitely something to think about ...And this documentary presents the problem as frighteningly and as realistically as anything I've seen actually. Overall: Thumbs up. 👍

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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susan c

Very thought provoking. I can think of many many ways A.I. technology can eliminate ones need for war. Like looking through a cone. The tiny visible point is exactly the opposite of the big picture. Flip the cone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Mel S

Terrifying. Humanity racing headlong to it's destruction and there's no stopping it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/23

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Joe P

Interesting glimpse into the potential future of warfare where developing AI replaces humans on land, sea and air. Skynet 1.0. ;)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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Nicolas

It is very well produced and brings the right awareness, in my opinion. The only reason why rating it low is because I work in the space of AI in IT, and I know most of what's presented there already, so it was a bit boring to me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/23

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Cem Y

I think it is quite advanced for someone who is not working in a related area. However, if you are someone working in a related area, then it is quite futuristic and possibly incorrect in a lot of aspects. Still though people should talk more about ethical issue behind this new and possibly very dangerous technology.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Synopsis

Artificial intelligence is infiltrating every level of the armed forces, from infantry on the front lines to command centers conducting global-scale operations. This episode takes a terrifying behind-the-scenes look at this high-stakes issue, following military-funded scientists racing to build this technology and ethicists scrambling to awaken the world to its apocalyptic potential.

Director: Jesse Sweet
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2023
Runtime: 1h 8m

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