Unmanned combat air vehicles, or attack drones, have become a common feature of the modern battlefield. Russia has deployed them to terrorize civilians in Ukraine and disable essential infrastructure, and Ukraine has also relied heavily on drones for strike, reconnaissance, and surveillance. But these are not the only ‘killer robots’ used by armies. Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores how the militarization of general-purpose robots and the developments of a broader range of advanced mobile robotics and AI-powered machines are changing the dynamics of modern warfare in ways that have led to major robotics companies and the UN to sound the alarm. and ask for more restrictions
Part of the chain of death: how can we control armed robots?
