Governing lethal behavior in autonomous robots

Expounding on the results of the author's 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...

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Main Author: Arkin, Ronald C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2009
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Summary:Expounding on the results of the author's 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 t
Item Description:"A Chapman & Hall book.
Physical Description:xx, 257 pages illustrations
ISBN:9786612109324
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