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> But he said the absence of international norms for "killer robots" is problematic. It's not the absence of a norm that's a problem, it's the presence of the
by hirundo 4y ago
> But he said the absence of international norms for "killer robots" is problematic.
It's not the absence of a norm that's a problem, it's the presence of the norm that the use of drones doesn't raise much more resistance than the use of conventional weapons. Their use is now wide and routine, and protests are rare and contained.
Calling them "robots" is a misleading attempt to make this a novelty as it implies autonomy.
Given that these are remote weapons, what is a reasonably possible norm to strive for? That the trigger puller should be at the same place as the weapon? That would make a great number of weapon systems unacceptable, which would be wonderful, but not likely to succeed.
- sam_goody 4y ago> When young Palestinian protesters pour into the streets hurling stones and firebombs at Israeli soldiers, the robotic weapons unleash tear gas... Everyone would gain from less violence. But its kind of hard to convince the soldiers to give up their weapons in such a setting. Articles like this blame the victims, even though any other country would react far more drastically.
- PaulHoule 4y agoThis doesn't seem like particularly inaccessible technology. It seems like weapons similar to this could just as easily be used by asymmetric groups like Hamas.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoWho are the victims in this case? Have you ever wondered why the Palestinians are protesting? Might be worth looking into that one.