The Legal Void in Which AI Weapons Operate

Proponents of autonomous weapons will highlight the precision of these machines to hit their target, avoiding unintended casualties and limiting impacts on civilians. But precise tools wielded in imprecise ways can be very harmful. When states consider deploying modern autonomous systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI), they must consider the legal and ethical concerns in addition to the technical specifications of the tool.
In this video, Branka Marijan, senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, discusses the legal concerns of using automated AI weapons and the role that human judgment plays in determining if a target is legitimate and if the attack falls within international rules of engagement.
“At the moment, no one can be held accountable for actions carried out by an autonomous system,” explains Marijan. The international community must set out clear rules of use before these autonomous systems are so ubiquitous that their use runs rampant, causing unnecessary harm and civilian casualties because guardrails weren’t in place.
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In regards to the statement “At the moment, no one can be held accountable for actions carried out by an autonomous system,” by Ms. Branka Marijan... I would disagree. Computers, including AI Supercomputers are PROGRAMMED by Real People and DO EXACTLY as they are programmed to do. There isn't any ambiguity involved. Its Military precision. Therefore its more akin to a person/Organization/Entity using the AI as a Weapon deliberately just as a shooter uses a gun. Just because AI Supercomputers have all the latest software and technological abilities that can analyze a situation, even make recommendations, it still has to have REAL PEOPLE approval before it can execute its deployment planner. I would go so far as to say... using Computerized Weapon Systems actually means those Hard Drives Have Evidence of serious crimes, home sponsored terrorism and treason. Who they are, What they did and How they Did it. And that YES people can be held accountable for how they've abused and misused it.