Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots by Ronald Arkin - 9781138435827

CRC Press

Explores how to produce an 'artificial conscience' in a new class of robots, humane-oids, which are robots that can potentially perform more ethically than humans in the battlefield. This book presents robot architectural design recommendations for Post facto suppression of unethical behavior. > \nExpounding on the results of the author\u2018s work with the US Army Research Office, DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, and various defense industry contractors, Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots explores how to produce an \""artificial conscience\"" in a new class of robots, humane-oids, which are robots that can potentially perform more ethically than humans in the battlefield. The author examines the philosophical basis, motivation, theory, and design recommendations for the implementation of an ethical control and reasoning system in autonomous robot systems, taking into account the Laws of War and Rules of Engagement. \nThe book presents robot architectural design reco0