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Google I/O conference interrupted by 2 protesters over 'killing robots'

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Google's I/O conference 2014 was reportedly interrupted twice by two protesters with messages of 'killer robots' and 'develop a conscience'.

According to The Verge, an unidentified man stood up in the audience and started yelling about 'killer robots' he shouted that "You all work for a totalitarian company that builds machines that kill people.

Meanwhile, another woman began shouting when Android engineering director Dave Burke was speaking. She held up a t-shirt that read 'develop a conscience, stop Jack Halprin'.

Identity of both the protesters is not yet revealed.

Jack Halprin was not on the stage at that time. However, Halprin has been the target of protesters earlier too.

 

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First Published: Jun 26 2014 | 1:21 PM IST

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