Examining the Ethical Implications of Robots in War

Schneier points out an interesting (and long, 117-pages) paper on the ethical implications of robots in war [PDF]. "This report has provided the motivation, philosophy, formalisms, representational requirements, architectural design criteria, recommendations, and test scenarios to design and construct an autonomous robotic system architecture capable of the ethical use of lethal force. These first steps toward that goal are very preliminary and subject to major revision, but at the very least they can be viewed as the beginnings of an ethical robotic warfighter. The primary goal remains to enforce the International Laws of War in the battlefield in a manner that is believed achievable, by creating a class of robots that not only conform to International Law but outperform human soldiers in their ethical capacity."

Comments

(OT) ending the circle of violence?

[khallow]

Here's a better idea. Lets stop fucking killing each other! End the retarded circle of violence. Would be nice, How do you propose to do that?

Re:Depends on the coupons...

[tjstork]

I drive a Subaru. Made in Lafayette, Indiana. Was your American car made in the US? I doubt it. Why don't you check that label again! The engine and tranny were made in Japan. They almost invariably are, with Japanese cars. All that's really done is final assembly, sorta like, Ikea but for cars. And besides, all the design work, pension benefits, shareholders, etc, all go back to Japan. We borrow to pay for the world's inability to create domestic demand for their own products. I'm sick of it.