Saturday, August 04, 2007
Robots and the law of war
Kenneth Anderson, a professor at American University, has a very thought-provoking post on the application of the laws of war against the deployment of robots on the battlefield. Teaser:
It is important to understand that the inevitable move toward robots on the battlefield is not merely driven, as in past times, past conflicts and wars, by material considerations of conservation of personnel, force to space ratios, and so on. It is driven as much or more today by moral, legal, and ideological considerations - part of an effort to limit the exposure of one's soldiers when dealing with enemies who will not follow the laws of war with respect to our soldiers.
The whole thing is interesting.
3 Comments:
By 
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Sat Aug 04, 06:35:00 PM:
AUTOBOTS vs DECEPTICINS GUARDIANS vs RENGADES
By , at
Sat Aug 04, 09:59:00 PM:
If we could develop the Bolo humans need hardly be involved at all.
By , at
Mon Aug 06, 12:38:00 AM:
ROBBY THE ROBOT and the BUBBLE HEADED BOOBIE
