Title :
Lethality and Autonomous Robots: An Ethical Stance
Author :
Arkin, Ronald C. ; Mosnkina, L.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput., Atlanta
Abstract :
This paper addresses a difficult issue confronting the designers of intelligent robotic systems: their potential use of lethality in warfare. As part of an ARO-funded study, we are currently investigating the points of view of various demographic groups, including researchers, regarding this issue, as well as developing methods to engineer ethical safeguards into their use in the battlefield.
Keywords :
ethical aspects; intelligent robots; military systems; mobile robots; autonomous robots; demographic groups; ethics; intelligent robotic systems; lethality; warfare; Demography; Educational institutions; Ethical aspects; Humans; Intelligent robots; Intelligent systems; Military computing; Production; Protocols; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2007. ISTAS 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0587-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0587-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2007.4362202
