Should we fear the rise of drone assassins? Two experts debate
Should we fear the rise of drone assassins? Two experts debate shutterstock. Peter Lee , University of Portsmouth and Steve Wright , Leeds Beckett University A new short film from the Campaign Against Killer Robots warns of a future where weaponised flying drones target and assassinate certain members of the public, using facial recognition technology to identify them. Is this a realistic threat that could rightly spur an effective ban on the technology? Or is it an overblown portrayal designed to scare governments into taking simplistic, unnecessary and ultimately futile action? We asked two academics for their expert opinions. Overactive imagination risks panic and distress Peter Lee is a Reader in Politics and Ethics and Theme Director for Security and Risk Research and Innovation at the University of Portsmouth. The newly released short film offers a bleak dystopia with humans at the mercy