The Case for Ethical Autonomy in Unmanned Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23322601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald C Arkin (0000-0003-2798-1817, Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 332-341 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Military Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1502-7570 • E-ISSN: 1502-7589 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15027570.2010.536402 |
| OpenAlex | W2156977072 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 7 |
The underlying thesis of the research in ethical autonomy for lethal autonomous unmanned systems is that they will potentially be capable of performing more ethically on the battlefield than are human soldiers. In this article this hypothesis is supported by ongoing and foreseen technological advances and perhaps equally important by an assessment of the fundamental ability of human warfighters in today's battlespace. If this goal of better-than-human performance is achieved, even if still imperfect, it can result in a reduction in noncombatant casualties and property damage consistent with adherence to the Laws of War as prescribed in international treaties and conventions, and is thus worth pursuing vigorously.
Autonomy · Battlefield · Computer security · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Imperfect · Law and economics · Political science · Property (philosophy) · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Free Will and Agency · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms
Robotics, AI, and Humanity
Attributing Agency to Automated Systems
Ai Ir
Drone warfare and the limits of sacrifice
Command responsibility of autonomous weapons under international humanitarian law
A necessary step back
To Make a Mind—A Primer on Conscious Robots
Value Sensitive Design for autonomous weapon systems – a primer
Artificial intelligence and responsibility gaps
Artificial intelligence and humanitarian obligations
Role of emotions in responsible military AI
Moral Agency without Consciousness
A cybersystemic view of autonomous weapon systems (AWS)
From tools of violence to machines of uncertainty
Autonomous weapons systems and the necessity of interpretation
Operations of power in autonomous weapon systems
Machine agency and representation
Autonomous Weapon Systems
Meaningful Human Control of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Collective Responsibility and Artificial Intelligence
AI, autonomy, and airpower
Prescription drones
Tracing algorithmic harm
Lethal autonomous weapon systems (Laws)
Autonomous weapons
AI responsibility gap
A civilizational imaginary of Western military technology
Considering the importance of autonomous weapon system design factors to future military leaders
Killer drones
The Implications of Drones on the Just War Tradition
Robots and Respect
Depersonalisation of killing
Digital Targeting
Locating Laws
Artificial Intelligence and Urban Operations
The ethical debate about the use of autonomous weapon systems from a theological perspective
Some legal challenges posed by remote attack
Stepping back from the brink
Autonomous weapons systems and changing norms in international relations
Robot wars
Rethinking the Political / -Science- / Fiction Nexus
Does Science Fiction Affect Political Fact? Yes and No
Cognitive Assemblages
The Cognitive Nonconscious
Issue-adoption and campaign structure in transnational advocacy campaigns
The Normality of Political Administration and State Violence
The technological rationality of the drone strike
Short circuit
Just War and Robots' Killings
Günther Anders in Silicon Valley
Humanity at the Crossroads
The ethics of crashes with self-driving cars
| Unique citing works | 53 |
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| Citations per year | 3,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 51 |