Technology
The Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Weapons Systems
Quick fact
The first autonomous weapons systems, such as sentry robots and missile defense systems, are already deployed, yet there is still no binding international treaty specifically governing them—only a patchwork of national policies and voluntary guidelines.
Why this is interesting
What if a machine could decide who lives and who dies on the battlefield—without a human pulling the trigger? Who would be responsible if it made a catastrophic mistake?