Terminator or Skynet

Boston Dynamics just released a video of their Atlas robot doing an impressive gymnastics routine. Comparing it to their videos from 2009 shows how insane the progress is. 

You see the fear of Skynet-esque advanced AI ... but Terminator-style robots may be a more immediate threat. 

via Boston Dynamics

On the one hand, Boston Dynamics makes robotics look cute but there's promise and peril. For example, Syria is using autonomous killer drones in Turkey. 

Any tool can be used for good or evil, there's no inherent morality in a tool, but we're certainly good at finding ways to push the boundaries of their uses.