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Death rays: How the dream of an ultimate weapon became a dark farce

18 December 2018

The quest for the ultimate destructive weapon is a convoluted story of egos, charlatanry and deception – with a starring role for mercurial genius Nikola Tesla

Artificial intelligence is about to revolutionise warfare. Be afraid

12 September 2018

Sci-fi loves to depict military AIs as malign killer minds or robots. But the truth is more subtle and more terrifying – and it's happening right now

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Death rays: How the dream of an ultimate weapon became a dark farce

Artificial intelligence is about to revolutionise warfare. Be afraid

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