Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York artwork

Maxim Pozdorovkin tells Leonard about his HBO documentary “The Truth About Killer Robots.”(11/30/18)

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

English - November 30, 2018 22:05 - 55 minutes - 102 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratings
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When a robot kills a human, who takes the blame? An eerie, eye-opening work of science nonfiction, the new HBO documentary “The Truth About Killer Robots” considers three automation cases, raising questions of accountability and morality in the world of robotics. Exploring the provocative viewpoints of engineers, journalists and philosophers, the film goes beyond sensational deaths to examine more subtle but pervasive ways that robots affect humanity. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Maxim Pozdorovkin, director of "The Truth About Killer Robots" discusses this thought-provoking work.