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Building social science knowledge on public attitudes and autonomous weapons
Last week, Charli Carpenter published an important piece advancing the conversation about public attitudes, public conscience, and autonomous weapons. Her post critiqued my re...
By Michael Horowitz
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Autonomous Weapons in the News
New CNAS Research on Autonomous Weapons CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Michael C. Horowitz released two papers this week on issues surrounding autonomous weapons. Public opinion a...
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Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future
Will the next U.S. fighter aircraft be manned, contrary to the predictions of technologists and policymakers like Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus? That is the prediction of Co...
By Paul Scharre
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Paul Scharre on The Open Letter on the Dangers of Autonomous Weapons
Many high-profile scientists and academics, including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, have signed an open letter warning of the dangers of autonomous weapons. CNAS Senior Fello...
By Paul Scharre
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The Morality of Robotic War
Earlier this month, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was released in theaters across the United States, featuring Marvel comics superheroes battling evil robots powered by artificial...
By Michael Horowitz & Paul Scharre
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THE NAVY’S NEW MUSEUM DRONE AND STRATEGIC MALPRACTICE
Aviation history was made last week: an unmanned aircraft — the X-47B — successfully completed an air-to-air refueling demonstration, taking 4,000 pounds of fuel from a KC-707...
By Shawn Brimley
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Scharre: Protect the X-47B to safeguard innovation
Last week, the Navy made aviation history for the second time in two years by accomplishing yet another first for unmanned aircraft: a fully autonomous aerial refueling. This ...
By Paul Scharre
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Postgame: the U.N. Debate on Lethal Robots
From April 13 to 17, the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons convened a meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), attended by over 90 states and...
By Kelley Sayler
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Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Way Ahead
Thank you Mr. Chairperson. We would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have heard this week. The international community has come together to discuss a challenging is...
By Paul Scharre
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Presentation on Public Opinion and Security Issues of Autonomous Weapon Systems
In April, Dr. Michael Horowitz, adjunct senior fellow at CNAS, presented to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) the public opinion and security...
By JaRel Clay
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Keeping Killer Robots on a Tight Leash
This week, delegates to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons will discuss autonomous weapon systems, or what activists call “killer robots.” Colorful ...
By Michael Horowitz & Paul Scharre
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Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Meaningful Human Control
The concept of “meaningful human control” has been repeatedly raised during this week’s discussions. Many countries have said they support meaningful human control, while oth...
By Kelley Sayler
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When ‘Killer Robots’ Declare War
This week, nations from around the world will debate the future of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or so-called “killer robots,” at the United Nations Convention on C...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Technical Issues
CNAS is an independent non-profit research institution that has had an ongoing project on the legal, ethical, moral, and policy implications of autonomous weapons. I would lik...
By Kelley Sayler
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Presentation at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Autonomy is playing a bigger role in many industries and aspects of our lives, from self-driving cars to autonomous Twitter bots. Similarly, autonomy will be used increasingly...
By Paul Scharre
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Counter-Swarm: A Guide to Defeating Robotic Swarms
Swarming with a large number of low-cost autonomous systems can be useful for a wide range of applications in warfare, and the U.S. military should move to harness the advanta...
By Paul Scharre
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Commanding the Swarm
Today’s uninhabited vehicles are largely tele-operated, with a person piloting or driving the vehicle remotely, but tomorrow’s won’t be. They will incorporate increasing auton...
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary: The Imperative of Long-Range Strike
Later this spring, the Department of Defense will unveil its decision for the new long-range strike bomber. The program, designed to supplement aging bomber inventories and re...
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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Unleash the Swarm: The Future of Warfare
Could swarms of low-cost expendable systems change how militaries fight? Last November, Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall asked the Defense Science Board to examine a r...
By Paul Scharre
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The South Korean Sentry—A “Killer Robot” to Prevent War
A new sentry guards the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. It is South Korea’s SGR-A1, a robot with the ability to autonomously identify and destroy targets....
By Alexander Velez-Green