"A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives--and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially among the AI superpowers: China, the United States, and Europe. Autonomous weapons expert Paul Scharre takes readers inside the fierce competition to develop and implement this game-changing technology and dominate the future"--Provided by publisher.
Increasingly, world governments are seeing the benefits of using robots in wars instead of foot soldiers. In addition, robots are used by law enforcement agencies around the world. What do these robots do? How do they work? How can replacing soldiers and police officers with drones and other robots save lives? These questions and more are answered in this exciting volume. Engaging sidebars, full-color photographs, and fascinating fact boxes add to this in-depth look at advancements in defense robotics, and a list of discussion questions challenges readers to look at this issue from a new point of view.
Examines the military's use of robots to conduct dangerous assignments in the field including disarming bombs, scanning for mines, and shooting down missiles; and discusses the future of robot technology.
"What happens when a Predator drone has as much autonomy as a Google car? Although it sounds like science fiction, the technology to create weapons that could hunt and destroy targets on their own already exists. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in emerging weapons technologies, draws on incisive research and firsthand experience to explore how increasingly autonomous weapons are changing warfare. This far-ranging investigation examines the emergence of fully autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use"--Jacket flap.
This book is an introduction to robot warriors, discussing the development of automated fighting machines, the use of robots to perform dangerous tasks in space, in the air, on land, and at sea, and the possible future of robot technology.
Danish teenager Harald Olufsen, having stumbled upon the secret that is responsible for Germany's success in beating back the attacks of England's Royal Air Force in 1941, undertakes a dangerous, six-hundred-mile journey in a derelict airplane with his friend Karen, in an effort to get word to England and turn the course of the war.
Examines the military's use of robots to conduct dangerous assignments in the field including disarming bombs, scanning for mines, and shooting down missiles; and discusses the future of robot technology.
the robotics revolution and conflict in the twenty-first century
Singer, P. W
2010
A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war itself.
