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The problem with that approach is that it also makes conflicts more likely if there are no drawbacks to deployment of such weapons. There's a lot of push back
by jfim 3y ago
The problem with that approach is that it also makes conflicts more likely if there are no drawbacks to deployment of such weapons.
There's a lot of push back to deploying human soldiers in a conflict, but much less so for remotely controlled drones. It's likely that AI bots would have even less domestic pressure to avoid conflicts.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoSo we should be endangering young American's lives in a twisted blood sacrifice to the maintenance of peace? Ridiculous. If the Cold War taught us anything, it's that peace is bought with the power to annihilate anyone who chooses to break it. And to extend the Cold War analogy, sovereignty is only real to the countries with the military prowess to uphold it. A peaceful world is one where war is too risky for the decision makers, not the soldiers.
- jfim 3y ago> A peaceful world is one where war is too risky for the decision makers, not the soldiers. My point is that drones and autonomous weapons make it less risky for decision makers to engage in war, hence making it less peaceful.
- Animatronio 3y agoIs anyone seriously threatening the US? I'd say lives are lost when soldiers are sent abroad, where they (maybe) shouldn't be. Consider this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_dilemma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_dilemma
- hackermatic 3y agoOne of the things the Cold War taught us is that we almost destroyed the world with nuclear weapons several times because of accidents and misinterpretations, by both humans and computers. Having a human in the loop who was willing to say "no" or "wait"[0] may be why we are still here having this discussion today. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
- nradov 3y agoThen let's all go back to using swords and spears. Should make conflict even less likely, right? Autonomous and remotely controlled weapons systems have been in widespread use since at least the 1970s. There is zero chance that powerful countries would ever agree to ban them, or that such a ban could every be enforceable. It's a total fantasy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_60_CAPTOR?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_60_CAPTOR?wprov=sfla1