Talking points and links from today’s seminar, in chronological order:
Amazon delivery drones are coming http://wordpress.khm.de/sag/?p=1628
Ostfriesen testen Bierdrohne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2oVw39rk1U
Matrix Sentinel https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=matrix%20sentinel&tbs=imgo:1
autonome Kampfroboter: “Das Gesicht unserer Gegner von morgen” http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/krieg-mit-drohnen-das-gesicht-unserer-gegner-von-morgen-11897252.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
a science fiction novel in our Semesterapparat: Daniel Suarez, Kill Decision New York, NY: Penguin , 2013 . – 495 S
Rezension von Dietmar Dath dazuin der FAZ vom 21.7.2012: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/thriller-kill-decision-von-daniel-suarez-wie-technik-die-welt-zum-schlechteren-wendet-11826693.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
Surveillance in Science Fiction. About how most things that were once science fiction are now here and in use. Plus a list of actual surveillance measures deployed right now.
http://rhizome.org/editorial/2012/jun/6/natural-history-surveillance/ linking to:
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science_List_Detail.asp?BT=Surveillance
Martha Rosler quoting from Philip K. Dick: Vulcan’s Hammer http://www.martharosler.net/projects/drone2.html
Anti-drone self-defense
Animals and drones – chimpanzee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPidiiaovL4
Animals attacking drones
“Thank you, animals, for being able to express how we all feel.”
+ another comment below:
“drones shouldnt be considered property, if i destroy them, it is self defense in 100% of cases, as a person with programming knowledge, I know you can program to do literally anything you desire for them to do, and since, by sight i cannot know what they are programmed to do, and yet at sight they may be able to harm me, i have the right to disable them, they are hazardous anima they cannot be of traditional perception of “property” .. when i can see them, they infringe upon me explicitly.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F8sPBsR9Lo
These Shotgun Shells Are Made for Shooting Down Drones http://makezine.com/2015/08/19/these-shotgun-shells-are-made-for-shooting-down-drones/
Long-Distance Jammer Is Taking Down Drones http://makezine.com/2015/10/16/research-company-takes-aim-uavs-portable-anti-drone-rifle/
new problems! but what about robot rights? https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/08/shooting_down_d.html
Drones that shoot back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqHrTtvFFIs
Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
Basically these things exist in reality and have been used in war for quite some time now.
The Intercept – Drone Papers https://theintercept.com/drone-papers
Al-Quaida anti drone instructions: http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/_pdfs/al-qaida-papers-drones.pdf
Eben Moglen: Time To Apply Asimov’s First Law Of Robotics “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/06/26/eben-moglen-time-to-apply-the-first-law-of-robotics-to-our-smartphones/
typical news photo 2015 – it’s now OK to photograph someone from above and use that in newspapers
Big Data using Satellite view: skybox startup
“Inside a Startup’s Plan to Turn a Swarm of DIY Satellites Into an All-Seeing Eye” http://www.wired.com/2013/06/startup-skybox/
“Skybox Imaging empowers global businesses to make better decisions with timely, high fidelity imagery and infinite analytics.” http://www.skyboximaging.com/products/analytics
Introducing SkyNode – yes let’s try and order this for seminar use: http://www.skyboximaging.com/products#access
In the end, the aim is to have a live street-view. Example full-HD videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsW6IGc4tt0&index=1&list=PLIIuwfzJSzET1C0KDpA5FZrHLlDGfcHr3
conflict in Tripoli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXN3CXsxTg
The discussion strayed into Big Data territory (even though we try to concentrate on aerial issues), so let’s have this excellent essay as a last point:
James Bridle, booktwo.org: Big Data, No Thanks http://booktwo.org/notebook/big-data-no-thanks/