Banning Autonomous Weapons: A Legal and Ethical Mandate.
ChatGPT launched in November 2022, triggering a global debate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). A debate on AI-enabled lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) has been underway far longer. Two sides have emerged: one in favor and one opposed to an international law ban on LAWS. This essay...
| Publicado en: | Ethics & International Affairs Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 287 - 299 |
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Cambridge University Press
Fall2023
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