Fighting Machines
Title | Fighting Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Saxon |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2021-12-03 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0812253558 |
"This book addresses the relationship between lethal autonomous weapon systems, human dignity, and international law. Its central thesis is that the delegation of human responsibility for moral judgments to lethal autonomous weapon systems erodes human dignity and, consequently, international law"--
Mighty Fighting Machines
Title | Mighty Fighting Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Chambers |
Publisher | Hungry Tomato ® |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2016-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1512407062 |
On battlefields throughout history, devastating engines of war have helped armies clinch victories and preserve empires. Stand back and witness massive engines of war wreaking havoc against the enemy through vibrant illustrations and fascinating facts.
Fighting Machines
Title | Fighting Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Saxon |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2021-12-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0812298187 |
Lethal autonomous weapons are weapon systems that can select and destroy targets without intervention by a human operator. Fighting Machines explores the relationship between lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), the concept of human dignity, and international law. Much of this analysis speaks to three fundamental and related problems: When a LAWS takes a human life, is that killing a violation of human dignity? Can states and non-state actors use LAWS in accordance with international law? And are there certain responsibilities of human decision-making during wartime that we should not delegate to machines? In the book, Dan Saxon argues that the use of LAWS to take human life constitutes a violation of human dignity. Rather than concentrating on the victims of the use of lethal force, Saxon instead focuses on the technology and relevant legal principles and rules to advance several propositions. First, as LAWS operate at increasingly greater speeds, their use will undermine the opportunities for, and the value of, human reasoning and judgment. Second, by transferring responsibility for reasoning and judgment about the use of lethal force to computer software, the use of LAWS violates the dignity of the soldiers, commanders, and law enforcement officers who historically have made such decisions, and, therefore, breaches international law. Third, weapon designs that facilitate teamwork between humans and autonomous systems are necessary to ensure that humans and LAWS can operate interdependently so that individuals can fulfil their obligations under international law—including the preservation of their own dignity—and ensure that human reasoning and judgment are available for cognitive functions better suited to humans than machines. Fighting Machines speaks to the fields of international humanitarian law, human rights, criminal law, and legal philosophy. It will also be of interest to non-lawyers, especially military officers, government policy makers, political scientists, and international relations scholars, as well as roboticists and ethicists.
War Machines
Title | War Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Shuter |
Publisher | Capstone Classroom |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2004-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781410909824 |
Get ready to Travel Through Time. From the first warships to modern fighter planes, you can discover what travel in wartime was really like in the past. So start your engine and find out how military vehicles have changed from chariots and galleys to the present day.
War in the Age of Intelligent Machines
Title | War in the Age of Intelligent Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel De Landa |
Publisher | |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Artificial intelligence |
ISBN |
The author aims to show how the emergence of intelligent and autonomous bombs and missiles equipped with artificial perception and decision-making capabilities represents a profound historical shift in the relation of human beings both to machines and to information.
The War Machines
Title | The War Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Danny Hoffman |
Publisher | Duke University Press |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2011-09-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0822350777 |
Based on ethnographic research among militias in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Danny Hoffman considers how young men are made available for violent labor on battlefields and in dangerous unregulated industries.
Mighty Fighting Machines
Title | Mighty Fighting Machines PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Chambers |
Publisher | Hungry Tomato (R) |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2016-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1467793582 |
Fascinating facts and realistic artwork describe a variety of machines used on battlefields throughout history.