Session 2 - Lethality and autonomous robots: An Ethical stance

Presenters

Ronald Arkin

Location

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building

Start Date

1-6-2007 11:20 AM

End Date

1-6-2007 11:30 AM

Description

This paper addresses a difficult issue confronting the designers of intelligent robotic systems: their potential use of lethality in warfare. As part of an ARO-funded study, we are currently investigating the points of view of various demographic groups, including researchers, regarding this issue, as well as developing methods to engineer ethical safeguards into their use in the battlefield.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence – Military applications; Artificial intelligence – Moral and ethical aspects; Ethics; Ethical safeguards; Military art and science; Robots; Robots – Moral and ethical aspects; Warfare

Disciplines

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Ethics in Religion | Military and Veterans Studies | Robotics

Language

English

Permissions

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Session 2 - Lethality and autonomous robots: An Ethical stance

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building

This paper addresses a difficult issue confronting the designers of intelligent robotic systems: their potential use of lethality in warfare. As part of an ARO-funded study, we are currently investigating the points of view of various demographic groups, including researchers, regarding this issue, as well as developing methods to engineer ethical safeguards into their use in the battlefield.