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Defining “Meaningful Human Control” Over Autonomous Weapons
- hackuser 12y agoSimilar questions apply to cars, and arguable to any automous decision-making systems.
- scotty79 12y ago1. Armies could create an “accountability gap.” 2. Armies could lead to an off-loading of moral responsibility for killing. 3. Armies could be designed and used in such a way that results in them being “out of control” on the battlefield. We already have autonomous killing machines. The fact that they are made of people is an implementation detail.
- andy_ppp 12y agoPresident Merkin Muffley: How is it possible for this thing to be triggered automatically and at the same time impossible to untrigger? Dr. Strangelove: Mr. President, it is not only possible, it is essential. That is the whole idea of this machine, you know. Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy... the FEAR to attack. And so, because of the automated and irrevocable decision-making process which rules out human meddling, the Doomsday machine is terrifying and simple to understand... and completely credible and convincing.