Baker Deane
Baker Deane - Should We Ban Killer Robots? - Paperback
Baker Deane - Should We Ban Killer Robots? - Paperback
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Description: Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction but also increasingly of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried or is this a normal development in the technology of war? In this accessible volume ethicist Deane Baker cuts through the confusion over whether lethal autonomous weapons so - called killer robots should be banned. Setting aside unhelpful analogies taken from science fiction Baker looks instead to our understanding of mercenaries (the metaphorical dogs of war ) and weaponized animals (the literal dogs of war) to better understand the ethical challenges raised by the employment of lethal autonomous weapons (the robot dogs of war). These ethical challenges include questions of trust and reliability control and accountability motivation and dignity. Baker argues that while each of these challenges is significant they do not even when considered together justify a ban on this emerging class of weapon systems. This book offers a clear point of entry into the debate over lethal autonomous weapons for students researchers policy makers and interested general readers.
Title: Should We Ban Killer Robots?
Author(s): Baker Deane
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509548514
Pages: 140 Pages
Publication Date: 4/26/2022
Series: Political Theory Today
Category: Political Science & Theory
Description: Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction but also increasingly of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried or is this a normal development in the technology of war? In this accessible volume ethicist Deane Baker cuts through the confusion over whether lethal autonomous weapons so - called killer robots should be banned. Setting aside unhelpful analogies taken from science fiction Baker looks instead to our understanding of mercenaries (the metaphorical dogs of war ) and weaponized animals (the literal dogs of war) to better understand the ethical challenges raised by the employment of lethal autonomous weapons (the robot dogs of war). These ethical challenges include questions of trust and reliability control and accountability motivation and dignity. Baker argues that while each of these challenges is significant they do not even when considered together justify a ban on this emerging class of weapon systems. This book offers a clear point of entry into the debate over lethal autonomous weapons for students researchers policy makers and interested general readers.
Title: Should We Ban Killer Robots?
Author(s): Baker Deane
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509548514
Pages: 140 Pages
Publication Date: 4/26/2022
Series: Political Theory Today
Category: Political Science & Theory
