Paul Scharre
@DaveMajumdar @USNINews on #autonomousweapons http://news.usni.org/2014/08/21/essay-legal-moral-problems-autonomous-strike-aircraft … @mchorowitz -- but is a cruise missile really an "autonomous weapon"?
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@paul_scharre Human says "Kill Sarah Connor." So, Terminator is not an autonomous weapon system?@DaveMajumdar@USNINews@mchorowitz
Dave Majumdar
Mark Gubrud
.@mgubrud @mchorowitz Well, I'd point out that in the movie the Terminator kills a whole lot more people and is actually sent by a machine.
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@paul_scharre@mgubrud semi-autonomous with ROE that is way too unlimited. Does point to need for clearer definition -
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@mchorowitz@paul_scharre Well, that's my point. Under 3000.09 it's semi-autonomous, so perfectly OK. Order 500 immediately, war's a-comin. -
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@mgubrud@mchorowitz I think this drives home the point that science fiction is not really helpful here, and is kind of a distraction. -
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@mgubrud@mchorowitz Fears of beady-eyed humanoid robots are a red herring. Real#autonomousweapons look like this: http://defense-update.com/directory/harpy.htm … -
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@paul_scharre@mchorowitz Oh, come on! It's a Twitter convo. Point is 3000.09 does not draw clear distinction btw. fully, semi-atonomous. -
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@mgubrud@paul_scharre@mchorowitz It opens the back door wide for current systems to evolve to practically anything. -
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@mgubrud@mchorowitz I disagree. I think the line is clear. Human selects target = semi. Machine selects w/out human approval = autonomous. -
@mgubrud@mchorowitz How do you mean? -
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@paul_scharre@mchorowitz So then IF a human says "Kill Sarah Connor but try to avoid collateral damage" then that's OK (under 3000.09). -
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@paul_scharre@mchorowitz Sensors, computers, algorithms advance, machine makes ever more complex decisions (auton.). Where is the line? -
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@mgubrud@mchorowitz If a human chooses the target, how is that different than a homing munition? Or a cruise missile? Or any PGM?
Michael C. Horowitz