In the age of AI, the most controversial question is what will be the future of warfare?LAWS ). These machines are capable of independently locating and identifying targets based on their algorithm, they can operate without any human oversight and in some cases also adapt and learn self-preservation tactics. The use of these weapons can lead to mass casualties, escalation of conflict and an arms race between states; it also raises ethical concerns regarding the use of Militaristic Artificial Intelligence.
Fig: Examples of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
When these weapon systems gain autonomy, they enhance the risk of collateral damage and raise concerns about the ethics of such technology. Because to them a human being is nothing more than information and patterns of data, thus weapons like killer robots cannot go against their programming to make complex decisions in times of war. This phenomenon is also termed as Digital Dehumanization. Because data sets also contain biases by the one who manufactures them, to them human beings are just different categories of data and they engage accordingly compromising civilian protection in war.AGI which is so far just a theoretical level of AI combat systems may as well be achieved without having any preventive and restrictive measures in place. If we cannot achieve perfect policy regulation and outcomes, it is essential that we strive to work towards at least progressive policy outlooks and limit the classes of these weapon systems.
Sources: https://thirdway.imgix.net/products/HG_AI-weapons-101%401.25x.jpg?auto=format&dpr=1&crop=center&fit=crop&w=960&h=640&ixlib=react-7.2.0 https://www.thirdway.org/memo/lethal-autonomous-weapons-101 .https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/military-history-and-science/uss-vincennes-shoots-down-iranian-civilian-plane .
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