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"This description fits almost any action that you can perform when you're at war." Except there is no man in the loop in the kill chain. "where the maimed
by bootload 10y ago
"This description fits almost any action that you can perform when you're at war."
Except there is no man in the loop in the kill chain.
"where the maimed survivors of a mistaken drone
strike on unarmed civilians in February 2010,
which killed 23 people, describe what happened
when they were attacked. The juxtaposition of
the appallingly gung-ho attitude of the drone
operatives, re-enacted from a transcript of
the event, and raw footage of the dead bodies" [0]
How do you confirm ground-truth? That truck you targeted with a high statistical chance of having X leader also is surrounded with non-combatants. Eyes on the ground will be responsible and wrestle with this and take responsibility. [1] Even if it's personal.
Death by algorythm, remote control, sanctioned higher up the command chain, does not.
[0] "National Bird review – chilling film reveals truths about drones" ~ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/17/national-bird-review-us-drones-program-tribeca-film-festival https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/17/national-bird-r...
[1] "Into the Fog of War" ~ http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-23/soldier's-story-exposes-serious-flaws-in-deadly-adf-raid/7435548 http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-23/soldier's-story-exp...