Is existing law adequate to govern autonomous weapon systems
Is existing law adequate to govern autonomous weapon systems
The United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems has emphasised that all weapon systems must be developed and used in compliance with international law. However, the fundamental question is whether existing international law is adequate to govern autonomy in weapon systems. The position in this paper is that in as far as the governance of autonomy in weapon systemsis concerned, there is a lacuna or gap in existing international law. The challenges that are raised by autonomous weapon systems go beyond questions of compatibility with existing international law to include critical questions relating to ethics, morality and fundamental values that are critical to humanity.
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CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Chengeta, Thompson
295753c7-6746-4291-bbbf-3a109ae6f281
2020
Chengeta, Thompson
295753c7-6746-4291-bbbf-3a109ae6f281
Chengeta, Thompson
(2020)
Is existing law adequate to govern autonomous weapon systems.
Davel, Marelie and Barnard, Etienne
(eds.)
In FAIR 2019 South African Forum for Artificial Intelligence Research.
vol. 2540,
CEUR Workshop Proceedings.
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The United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems has emphasised that all weapon systems must be developed and used in compliance with international law. However, the fundamental question is whether existing international law is adequate to govern autonomy in weapon systems. The position in this paper is that in as far as the governance of autonomy in weapon systemsis concerned, there is a lacuna or gap in existing international law. The challenges that are raised by autonomous weapon systems go beyond questions of compatibility with existing international law to include critical questions relating to ethics, morality and fundamental values that are critical to humanity.
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Thompson Chengeta
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Marelie Davel
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Etienne Barnard
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