DocumentCode
1190724
Title
Ethical robots in warfare
Author
Arkin, Ronald C.
Author_Institution
Mobile Robot Lab., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Volume
28
Issue
1
fYear
2009
Firstpage
30
Lastpage
33
Abstract
It is a thesis of my ongoing research for the U.S. Army that robots not only can be better than soldiers in conducting warfare in certain circumstances, but they also can be more humane in the battlefield than humans. It is my contention that robots can be built that do not exhibit fear, anger, frustration, or revenge, and that ultimately (and the key word here is ultimately) behave in a more humane manner than even human beings in these harsh circumstances and severe duress. People have not evolved to function in these conditions, but robots can be engineered to function well in them.
Keywords
artificial intelligence; ethical aspects; military systems; robots; US Army; artificial intelligent system; ethical robot; warfare; Books; Costs; Humans; Intelligent robots; Intelligent systems; Machine intelligence; Mars; Springs; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0097
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MTS.2009.931858
Filename
4799405
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