U.S. Calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Yemen, U.N. Head: “Killer Robot” Technology Threatens Humanity like Climate Change, Income Inequality, Global Notes: BBC on when the Nigerian Military Attacked Singer Fela Kuti

By Worldview Staff
Nepal Sophia
Hanson Robotics' robot Sophia, a lifelike robot powered by artificial intelligence, is displayed in public during the “Technology for Public Services/Development” conference organized by UNDP in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Nepal Sophia
Hanson Robotics' robot Sophia, a lifelike robot powered by artificial intelligence, is displayed in public during the “Technology for Public Services/Development” conference organized by UNDP in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo

U.S. Calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Yemen, U.N. Head: “Killer Robot” Technology Threatens Humanity like Climate Change, Income Inequality, Global Notes: BBC on when the Nigerian Military Attacked Singer Fela Kuti

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show: 

  • The ongoing conflict in Yemen
  • “Killer robots” and the future of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
  • For this week’s Global Notes: a BBC story about when the Nigerian Military attacked musician Fela Kuti