The case for and against autonomous weapon systems

James Dawes ()
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James Dawes: DeWitt Wallace Professor of English at Macalester College

Nature Human Behaviour, 2017, vol. 1, issue 9, 613-614

Abstract: The development of autonomous weapon systems, by removing the human element of warfare, could make war crimes and atrocities a thing of the past. But if these systems are unable to respect the principles of humanitarian law, we might create a super-intelligent predator that is beyond our control.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-017-0182-6

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