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The government deploying this in war time is responsible for its actions. "Corporations" not directly associated with a government actor would be considered me
by slededit 9y ago
The government deploying this in war time is responsible for its actions. "Corporations" not directly associated with a government actor would be considered mercenaries with its own set of international law.
- zo7 9y agoBut who will the deploying government's army hold responsible? If a soldier recklessly kills several civilians they will likely be held for responsible for their actions and discharged. If an autonomous robot does the same, then what will happen?
- slededit 9y agoNot that it will make you feel any better, but often the offending soldier is not held responsible. Ultimately might will make right and the victors will decide on the punishment. The "system" is already an excuse. Example the Tarnak Farm Incident where a US pilot killed 4 Canadian soldiers: "... as much as the F-16 pilots bear final responsibility for the fratricide incident, there existed other systemic shortcomings in air coordination and control procedures, as well as mission planning practices by the tactical flying units, that may have prevented the accident had they been corrected."[5] Despite the fact he "flagrantly disregarded a direct order", "exercised a total lack of basic flight discipline", and "blatantly ignored the applicable rules of engagement". He was merely fined $5,700.
- chongli 9y agoWhile it may feel emotionally gratifying to punish the human soldier, isn't it better overall to have a robot that can be fixed with a patch? The same sorts of arguments can be made about self-driving cars.
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- honestoHeminway 9y agoMy personal nightmare is actually autonomous factories, getting hacked and producing a drone army over night. Sorry, daddy has to go fight the toaster factory today.