Twister’s hell trail
A MASSIVE twister looms menacingly on the horizon in this dramatic photo by death-defying tornado hunter Greg Johnson.
The 48-year-old is always getting as close as he can to danger – dodging falling debris and electrical pylons.
Canadian Greg describes this snap taken in Kansas in 2016 as his favourite. He was also caught up in the biggest tornado ever to hit the planet – the killer El Reno, which struck Oklahoma in 2013.
THE Army is creating Terminatorstyle artificial intelligence to scan battlefields for hidden enemies.
Technology, dubbed Sapient, flagged dangers to soldiers in tests as sensors rapidly analysed mock urban battlefields.
The Ministry of Defence says it reduces human error and frees up other soldiers, who currently have to man live CCTV-type feeds tomonitor enemy movements.
The system was tested alongside a range of experimental military technology created by other nations, including robotic exoskeleton suits and night vision in Canada.
Defence minister Stuart Andrew boasted: “This British system can act as autonomous eyes in the urban battlefield.
“This technology can scan streets for enemy movements so troops can be ready for combat with quicker, more reliable information on attackers hiding around the corner.”
Ex Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has said “movie-inspired death scenarios” are “not far away”. He warned: “These technologies have serious errors in them and they should not be used with life-critical decisions.” EYES & GEAR: Artificial intelligence VIRTUAL assistant Alexa is set to start nagging users to turn off the lights and telly and lock doors at night.
The device will be able to learn owners’ bad habits and issue reminders.
Amazon vice president Daniel Rausch said: “We’ve reached a point where we can actually programme intuition.”