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The rise of killer robots - can they be trusted?

By Matthew Campbell
The Times·
13 mins to read

Artificially intelligent weapons are transforming armies around the world - should we be worried? Matthew Campbell investigates the new arms race.

A white drone hovers high above a sunny Californian valley. Then a bigger black drone appears, mimicking its movements, stalking it. "It's like on those nature shows when a lion's chasing a wildebeest — you know it's not going to end well for the wildebeest," says Chris Brose of Anduril Industries, an American company.

He is showing off some

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