- Governments are meeting at the UN in Geneva on Monday for the fifth time to discuss whether and how to regulate lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). Also known as killer robots, these AI-powered ships, tanks, planes and guns could fight the wars of the future without any human intervention. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/09/killer-robots-pressure-builds-for-ban-as-governments-meet 3 comments worldnews
- Don’t Fear AI in War, Fear Autonomous Weapons | It’s not the algorithmic intelligence in our weapons and nukes but automaticity that poses an existential risk https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-12/don-t-fear-ai-in-war-fear-autonomous-weapons 11 comments technology
- AI poses a challenge to how we attribute responsibility in war. If a killer robot is truly autonomous and commits atrocities, it is not obvious how we should assign blame. Philosophy needs to decide whether autonomous weapons can be ethical, and if so, how. https://www.the-pamphlet.com/articles/canrobotskill 58 comments philosophy
- The U.S. says humans will always be in control of AI weapons. But the age of autonomous war is already here. - The Pentagon says a ban on AI weapons isn’t necessary. But missiles, guns and drones that think for themselves are already killing people in combat, and have been for years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/07/ai-weapons-us-military/ 60 comments technology