Why Should We Ban Autonomous Weapons? To Survive

While debate has focused on moral and legal issues of autonomous weapons, too little attention has been paid to the material dangers of an AI-powered war

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Autonomous weapons include the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, designed by the U.S. Navy and DARPA to hunt targets over a wide expanse.
An artist's rendering of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), designed by the U.S. Navy and DARPA to hunt targets over a wide expanse. LRASM uses its own sensors and computers to discriminate enemy ships from civilian vessels.
Image: Lockheed Martin