As technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), advances, lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) - weapons designed to make decisions about using lethal force without manual human control - may soon make their appearance, raising a number of potential ethical, diplomatic, legal, and strategic concerns for Congress. By providing a brief overview of ongoing international discussions concerning LAWS, this In Focus seeks to assist Congress as it conducts oversight hearings on AI within the military (as the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services have done in recent years), guides U.S. foreign policy, and makes funding and authorization decisions related to LAWS.
International Discussions Concerning Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
2019
3 pages
Report
No indication
English
Computers, Control & Information Theory , Fire Control & Bombing Systems , Agreements , Arms control , Artificial intelligence , Autonomous weapons , Autonomy , California , Computer science , Congress , Governments , Law , National security , Regulations , Security , United states , Weapon systems , Weapons