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For the purposes of evaluating morality of actions, yes artillery shells with variable fusings are a primitive version of an autonomous weapon. It is much more
by SiempreViernes 6y ago
For the purposes of evaluating morality of actions, yes artillery shells with variable fusings are a primitive version of an autonomous weapon.
It is much more useful to think about the reverse situation: how does viewing future autonomous weapons as a sort of artillery shell with high CEP (or whatever feature you imagine the future weapons has) clarify the morality of its use?
- jessriedel 6y agoIn my opinion, no. Killing people with dumb artillery shells vs. smart microdrone swarms seems equally horrific morally. The primary question is about whether one is more dangerous on global scales than the other. Although I think the smarter drones may in fact be more dangerous globally, I haven't seen anyone define a clean criteria for distinguishing them. Without such clean criteria, it looks infeasible to enforce through international law.
- SiempreViernes 6y agoYes, killing is morally reprehensible. But given that we'll not end the practice of war anytime soon, how can you regulate all the senseless killing people are determined to carry out so that it at least some pretence at morality is upheld. That is the sort of problem I had in mind.