Slow and Steady Progress Toward Lethal Autonomous Robots
October 31st, 2013This piece is a good summary of what’s happening in the field of military robotics. I’m pretty sure that all of the systems here have been covered separately on Cryptogon.
Via: Vocativ:
There are important differences between drones, landmines, and “killer robots” — the more serious term being “fully autonomous weapon,” or “lethal autonomous weapon” as the UN puts it.
Landmines are automatic rather than autonomous — laid as a trap, detonated by an unwary foot. Drones are remotely piloted by humans. But killer robots can both select their targets, and engage in violent force, completely outside of human control. Development and testing of these weapons are a precursor to a much different kind of warfare.
“So basically the machine is making a decision to kill, and that’s the problem we have with it,” Wareham said. “We don’t think that power should be given over to a machine. We want to see a human always in the loop.”
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Research Credit: pookie
