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There are many legitimate reasons to be wary about the upcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. AI and automation technology threaten to ruin society in a number of different ways, one of which is by taking away jobs that are currently being done by human workers. But — and rather ironically — that’s just if you consider that AI could be used as a force for good. Yes, automating certain jobs will result in job losses to actual humans, but — at least from the perspective of businesses — it’s a totally logical and beneficial move. In short, there is a positive side, depending on how you look at it. But have you also considered the fact that certain groups with possibly nefarious interests could have access to AI as well? This is probably what was weighing on former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s mind when  he revealed that he was “very concerned”  about the possible outcome if countries like China or Russia manage to win the worldwide race among countries for AI prominence. Spea

FILE IMAGE Snipers of the Houthis killed 135 fighters of the Saudi-backed forces in Yemen in January, the pro-Houthi Al Masirah TV channel reported on February 12. The media outlet added that Houthi snipers have killed “thousands” of Saudi soldiers and fighters of the Saudi-backed forces since 2015. In August 2017, the Houthis released a detailed report providing a look at most sniper rfiles used by them in the conflict.  MORE DETAILS HERE

Boston Dynamics’ newly redesigned Spot Mini is not able to open doors with its arm. Some users in the video’s comments have already found that in the future it may looks like one of Black Mirror’s episodes.

A screenshot from the video The Syrian media has released a video showing a new batch of weapons and ammunition, some Israeli-made, captured by government forces in the liberated areas of the province of Deir Ezzor. According to reports, the weapons were discovered and seized at the villages of al-Saiyal and Hasarat in the countryisde of the city of al-Bukamal.