Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Website of resources developed by Future of Life Institute. Described as the third revolution in warfare after gunpowder and nuclear weapons, lethal autonomous weapons are systems that can identify, select . . .
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Stopping Killer Robots: Country Positions on Banning Fully Autonomous Weapons and Retaining Human Control
Report researched and written by Mary Wareham, advocacy director in the arms division at Human Rights Watch. Wareham coordinates the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, the international coalition of more . . .
US Department of Defense Officials Discuss Artificial Intelligence Ethics
Dana Deasy, the US Defense Department’s chief information officer, and Air Force Lt. Gen John N.T. Shanahan, director of the DOD’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, discuss the adoption of ethical . . .
Day Zero Ethics for Military AI
News article by Owen Daniels and Brian Williams. Published by War On The Rocks. Special Series: AI and National Security. Excerpt: Editor’s Note: This article was submitted in response to . . .
2020-07-29 – ISME 2020: 40th Annual International Society for Military Ethics Conference: Military Ethics in a Grave New World
Conference on July 29-30, 2020 at the US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Increasingly, states are finding ways to use force to achieve strategic goals while staying below triggers . . .
Warring with Machines: Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence and the Relevance of Virtue Ethics
Project led by Gregory M. Reichberg. Jan 2020 – Dec 2023. Artificial intelligence plays an ever-expanding role in the context of war. This project aims to determine how the moral integrity . . .
A.I. Is Making It Easier to Kill (You). Here’s How.
Documentary by By Jonah M. Kessel, Natalie Reneau and Melissa Chan. Produced by The New York Times. Runtime 19 minutes. A tank that drives itself. A machine gun with facial-recognition . . .
Artificial Intelligence and National Security
Report prepared by the U.S. Congressional Research Service for members and committees of congress. 42 pages. Excerpt: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field of technology with potentially significant . . .
War and Algorithm
Book by Max Liljefors, Gregor Noll And Daniel Steuer. Published by Rowman & Littlefield International. 244 pages. New military technologies are animated by fantasies of perfect knowledge, lawfulness, and vision . . .
AI Weapons, War and Ethics
Lecture by Yorick Wilks. Produced by Gresham College. Runtime 46 minutes. Explores fully autonomous weapons, the products of AI technology, and the arguments for and against their use. It will . . .
Defense Innovation Board Recommends AI Ethical Guidelines
News article by David Vergun. Published by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Full article: Within the framework of the National Defense Strategy, which supports the research and use of . . .
U.S. Department of Defense: AI Principles – Recommendations on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
Guidelines prepared by the U.S. Defense Innovation Board. 11 pages. Purpose: The leadership of the Department of Defense (DoD) tasked the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) with proposing Artificial Intelligence Ethics . . .