Essays about: "lethal autonomous weapons systems"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words lethal autonomous weapons systems.

  1. 6. When we see something that is well beyond our understanding : The duty of States to investigate war crimes and how it applies to autonomous weapons systems

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Conrad Palmcrantz; [2019]
    Keywords : lethal autonomous weapons; machine learning; grave breaches; accountability; command responsibility;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses States’ duty to investigate grave breaches of humanitarian law and how it applies to deep reinforcement learning autonomous weapons. It identifies basic technologic intricacies related to deep reinforcement learning and discusses what issues may arise if such software is used in weapons systems. READ MORE

  3. 7. Conceptualizing lethal autonomous weapon systems and their impact on the conduct of war - A study on the incentives, implementation and implications of weapons independent of human control

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sascha Simon; [2019]
    Keywords : Lethal autonomous weapon systems; LAWS; Autonomy; Automation; Technology; Security; War; Ethics; Arms control; Proliferation; Democratic Peace Theory; Adaption Capacity Theory; Diffusion; Meaningful human control; Killer Robots;

    Abstract : The thesis has aimed to study the emergence of a new weapons technology, also known as ‘killer robots’ or lethal autonomous weapon system. It seeks to answer what factors drive the development and deployment of this weapon system without ‘meaningful human control’, a component that allows the decision to kill to be delegated to machines. READ MORE

  4. 8. Autonomous Weapons – the “Kalashnikovs” of Tomorrow? An Analysis of the Meetings of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems within the framework of the United Nations' Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Weronika Alexandra Perlinski; [2018-02-09]
    Keywords : Global Studies; Warfare; Human Rights; International Relations;

    Abstract : After the invention of gunpowder and the development of nuclear weapons, the world faces a third revolution in warfare: lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). Since 2014, states, scientists and civil society activist have been discussing the risks of such systems and possibilities to regulate them within the framework of the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). READ MORE

  5. 9. Increasing De-personalization in Warfare : Levinasian Words on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Petter Danckwardt; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : What are the implications when robots are pre-programmed to “behave ethically”? What are the implications between the other and me when lethal autonomous weapons systems by themselves target and destroy human beings? In this paper, I address these two inter-related questions through the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. Firstly (chapter I), I set out to clarify the meaning of “lethal autonomous weapons systems” by discussing concepts such as robot, autonomy, and by outlining the debates regarding these emerging weapons. READ MORE