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Beyond Asimov’s laws of robotics: Sleepwalking toward the future?
- Source: Freedom from Fear, Volume 2016, Issue 10, Apr 2016, p. 8 - 17
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- 29 Apr 2016
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Abstract
On 16 May 2014, the first multilateral discussion of lethal autonomous systems was convened at the United Nations Office in Geneva on the margins of the Expert Meeting for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. The subject of discussion, in more colloquial terms, was the so-called ‘killer robot’ – that is, fully autonomous lethal weapons systems that can select and engage targets without human intervention. During this milestone meeting, discussions touched on the various technical, legal, operational and ethical implications of robotic weapons and, of course, a number of concerns were voiced about a future with weapons void of human control, judgment or compassion.
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