Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems [Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues]

L. Righetti; Q. C. Pham; R. Madhavan; R. Chatila

doi:10.1109/MRA.2017.2787267

Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems [Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues]

L. Righetti, Q. C. Pham, R. Madhavan, R. Chatila

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Abstract

The topic of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) has recently caught public attention due to extensive news coverage and apocalyptic declarations from famous scientists and technologists. Autonomy is becoming pervasive in noncritical components of weapon systems, such as transport, navigation, or surveillance, and has already had an impact on the use of military force by nations. Partial autonomy in the navigation and surveillance capabilities of drones, has been decisive in the rapid and extensive deployment of the controversial US drone program.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	123-126
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2017.2787267
State	Published - Mar 2018

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Control and Systems Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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