tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post1706734322792608677..comments2024-03-28T17:16:25.333-04:00Comments on Mad Padre: The Military Robots Are Coming. Are We Ethically Ready? Part 2Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-6155752783272520922011-05-09T16:41:37.567-04:002011-05-09T16:41:37.567-04:00Mike:
Just finished P.W. Singer's 'Wired f...Mike:<br />Just finished P.W. Singer's 'Wired for War' on robotics and autonomous systems. Fascinating reading, and, no, we're not ready. There are a host of ethical issues connected to where on the 'autonomous' range we expect a robot to be (for instance, can it return fire autonomously?). Autonomous systems already exist, starting with my seatbelt and airbags that don't wait for input, and my spam checker that uses rules to sort my email.<br />Other issues, of course, include the ethics of killing without assuming risk (what about the soldier's code then?). Is the guy who mans the UAV from Nevada, drops a few bombs on his shift, and then goes home to wife and kids and BBQ a legitimate military target for a Taliban or Libyan UAV? I'd have to say 'yes ...'Neil Parkernoreply@blogger.com