{"257451":{"#nid":"257451","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TechDebate on Lethal Autonomous Robots on YouTube","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechDebate on Lethal Autonomous Robots published on \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/youtu.be\/nO1oFKc_-4A\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EYouTube\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/youtu.be\/nO1oFKc_-4A\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/youtu.be\/nO1oFKc_-4A\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Lethal Autonomous Robots, or \u201cLARs\u201d for short, are machines that can decide to take human life. Such a technology has the potential to revolutionize modern warfare and more. Opponents call LARs \u201ckiller robots\u201d because they are deadly or \u201clethal.\u201d They are \u201cautonomous\u201d because they \u201ccan select and engage targets without further intervention by a human operator,\u201d based on the data they process in the battlefield, and based on the algorithms that guide their behavior. The need for understanding LARs is essential to decide whether their development and possible deployment should be regulated or banned. This TechDebate centers on the question: Are LARs ethical?\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EDebaters:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/aimosaic\/faculty\/arkin\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERon Arkin\u003C\/a\u003E, Robotics Professor at Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/profiles.arts.monash.edu.au\/rob-sparrow\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERob Sparrow\u003C\/a\u003E, Philosophy Professor at Monash University in Australia and one of the founding members of the International Committee for Robot Arms-Control (icrac.net).\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;The TechDebate took place November 18, 2013\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechDebates on Emerging Technologies, presented by the \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ethics.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Ethics and Technology (CET)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E The TechDebates pursue one goal: to stimulate reflection and deliberation on emerging technologies. What is the purpose of these technologies? What are the risks and ethical concerns? How will they change society and what it means to be human? We ask experts to help us--from their varying points of view--to navigate through the complexity of deliberations that are still in their infancy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp;Each TechDebate is a live event both on the Georgia Tech campus and on the Internet. In both settings, the audience can participate in a question-and-answer session.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Ongoing public deliberation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E We invite you to participate in public deliberation on emerging technologies in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/agora.gatech.edu\/release\/English.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAGORA-net\u003C\/a\u003E, a web-based and collaborative argument visualization tool. In the AGORA-net, go to \u201cTechnology Assessment\u201d and select the technology you are interested in. Add further arguments or objections to existing argument maps, or create your own map! If you are new to the system, watch the video that you can access on the login-page.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Military Robotics and Ethics"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELethal Autonomous Robots, or \u201cLARs\u201d for short, are machines that can decide to take human life. Such a technology has the potential to revolutionize modern warfare and more. Opponents call LARs \u201ckiller robots\u201d because they are deadly or \u201clethal.\u201d They are \u201cautonomous\u201d because they \u201ccan select and engage targets without further intervention by a human operator,\u201d based on the data they process in the battlefield, and based on the algorithms that guide their behavior. The need for understanding LARs is essential to decide whether their development and possible deployment should be regulated or banned. 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Bonilla, Director, Alumni and Career Services\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOffice Phone: 404--385-7220\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["clark.bonilla@pubpolicy.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}