An Evaluation Schema for the Ethical Use of Autonomous Robotic Systems in Security Applications

Christen, Markus; Burri, Thomas; Chapa, Joseph; Salvi, Raphael; Santoni de Sio, Filippo; Sullins, John

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3063617

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An Evaluation Schema for the Ethical Use of Autonomous Robotic Systems in Security Applications

University of Zurich Digital Society Initiative White Paper Series, no. 1

90 Pages Posted: 3 Nov 2017 Last revised: 25 Nov 2018

See all articles by Markus Christen

John Sullins

Sonoma State University

Date Written: November 1, 2017

Abstract

We propose a multi-step evaluation schema designed to help procurement agencies and others to examine the ethical dimensions of autonomous systems to be applied in the security sector, including autonomous weapons systems.

Keywords: Ethics, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Weapons Systems, Technology, Geneva, Certain Conventional Weapons Convention, Humanitarian Law, Philosophy, Risk Regulation

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Christen, Markus and Burri, Thomas and Chapa, Joseph and Salvi, Raphael and Santoni de Sio, Filippo and Sullins, John, An Evaluation Schema for the Ethical Use of Autonomous Robotic Systems in Security Applications (November 1, 2017). University of Zurich Digital Society Initiative White Paper Series, no. 1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3063617 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3063617