> The ethics of killing will never be left to AI, but the technicalities of acquiring and prosecuting the target? Other have already answered this, but I want

> The ethics of killing will never be left to AI, but the technicalities of acquiring and prosecuting the target? Other have already answered this, but I want to chip in with my own experience working for a submarine and military boat manufacturer + talking to navy officer. They already have system to acquire and try to distinguish friend of foe. The only reason why the system is not pushing the launch button by itself is because there is a lot of tactic involved in starting an engagement. Especially for submarines who might prefer to remain hidden than launch a torpedo which will uncover its position. Also, those system are not perfect, one navy officer who was on radar duty told me that he activated the alarm on his ship after seeing something on the radar that ended up being a flock of seagull. If the system was able to manage tactic and be able to distinguish friend of foe reliably, they would give it the power to kill.