On the Morality of Artificial Agents
Minds and Machines
Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine
Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong
Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong
The Coming Robot Revolution: Expectations and Fears About Emerging Intelligent, Humanlike Machines
The Coming Robot Revolution: Expectations and Fears About Emerging Intelligent, Humanlike Machines
Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots
Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots
Drones, information technology, and distance: mapping the moral epistemology of remote fighting
Ethics and Information Technology
Should autonomous robots be pacifists?
Ethics and Information Technology
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Telerobotically operated and semiautonomous machines have become a major component in the arsenals of industrial nations around the world. By the year 2015 the United States military plans to have one-third of their combat aircraft and ground vehicles robotically controlled. Although there are many reasons for the use of robots on the battlefield, perhaps one of the most interesting assertions are that these machines, if properly designed and used, will result in a more just and ethical implementation of warfare. This paper will focus on these claims by looking at what has been discovered about the capability of humans to behave ethically on the battlefield, and then comparing those findings with the claims made by robotics researchers that their machines are able to behave more ethically on the battlefield than human soldiers. Throughout the paper we will explore the philosophical critique of this claim and also look at how the robots of today are impacting our ability to fight wars in a just manner.