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War of the Machines: Approaching ‘the Terminator’ Moment?

By Christina Hess. It is the year 2029. An artificial intelligence network becomes self-aware and initiates the complete eradication of its biggest enemy – its creator: the human race. Skynet, the artificial intelligence network from the Hollywood film the Terminator controls the world of the future. For some experts of the robotics industry, such a future is …

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Global Ambitions: Brazilian Peacekeeping in Haiti

By Scott Edwards . April 30th this year marked eight years since the formation of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission to Haiti (MINUSTAH). Continued instability, a poor development record and the major infrastructural setback represented by the 2010 earthquake suggest that the peacekeeping mission is likely to be extended past its October 2012 deadline, with a UN …