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Sex robots could be hijacked by hackers and used to cause harm or even kill people, a cybersecurity expert has warned.
Artificial intelligence researchers have consistently warned of the security risks posed by internet-connected robots, with hundreds recently calling on governments to ban weaponized robots.
The latest warning comes from a cybersecurity expert who made the prophecy to several U.K. newspapers.
“Hackers can hack into a robot or a robotic device and have full control of the connections, arms, legs and other attached tools like in some cases knives or welding devices,” Nicholas Patterson, a cybersecurity lecturer at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, told the Star.
“Often these robots can be upwards of 200 pounds and very strong. Once a robot is hacked, the hacker has full control and can issue instructions to the robot. The last thing you want is for a hacker to have control over one of these robots. Once hacked they could absolutely be used to perform physical actions for an advantageous scenario or to cause damage.”
https://www.newsweek.com/hacked-sex-robots-could-murder-people-767386
[Yes, the story is "clickbait-y", but the underlying point still remains that remote access to IoT (Internet of Things) devices could wreak havoc. Do any Soylentils have IoT devices and what, if anything, have you done to provide protection from undesired monitoring or tampering? --Ed.]
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday February 19 2019, @03:45PM (2 children)
Does anybody remember David Carradine (RIP!!)? No Robot. Does anybody remember Michael Hutchence of INXS (RIP!!)? No Robot. Sex, unless you do it the way VP Pence does it, can be a very dangerous thing. It's almost like Vietnam. And you're like a great, and very brave soldier.
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Tuesday February 19 2019, @03:55PM
Unlike human partners, you could use very harsh chemicals, boiling water, gamma rays, etc. to clean your sex robot. Kind of like dropping napalm and agent orange onto your own personal Vietnam.
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(Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Wednesday February 20 2019, @03:09AM
The inxs dude was supposedly discounted, maybe swap in Attila the Hun?
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