Can autonomous AI-powered killer drones take morality onboard?
TL;DR
While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challenge: should the AI-powered drones of the future have a licence to kill? The question is becoming ever more pressing as governments and the defence industry acknowledge that drone systems will play an increasingly crucial role in future warfare.
Nauti's Take
The upside: autonomous drones could react faster and more precisely than humans under stress, potentially reducing collateral damage. The catch: a 'moral framework' in software is only as good as the rules and data behind it, and few are comfortable handing kill decisions to an algorithm.
Anyone working in defense, law or ethics should help shape this debate now, before facts get created on the battlefield.
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