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
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
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
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
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