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This report has provided the motivation, philosophy, formalisms, representational requirements, architectural design criteria, recommendations, and test scenarios to design and construct an autonomous robotic system architecture capable of the ethical use of lethal force. These first steps toward that goal are very preliminary and subject to major revision, but at the very least they can be viewed as the beginnings of an ethical robotic warfighter. The primary goal remains to enforce the International Laws of War in the battlefield in a manner that is believed achievable, by creating a class of robots that not only conform to International Law but outperform human soldiers in their ethical capacity
Originally posted by ThePiemaker
I hope war and sex aren't the main things being focused on when it comes to robots.
Brain' In A Dish Acts As Autopilot, Living Computer
Originally posted by Alxandro
One thing to remember is, if it can be programmed, it can be hacked.
Originally posted by AJ Lavender
... Once Pandora's box is open, it may never be shut. This singularity is the stuff of nightmares.
Originally posted by AJ Lavender
Robots don't have ethics. That's the simple answer.
Originally posted by mrmonsoon
What is the real difference between a fully brainwashed..er..trained, 300 pound marine.
He will go and fight/kill till dead or told to stop.
There seems to be very difference to me.