I read an interesting article in the online E&T (above) that reports of a pledge to not assist in the development of so-called Killer Robots. Should the IET take a stance, be the first PEI to endorse the pledge and furthermore expect/encourage its members to sign up too?
I take a pragmatic view - isn't it more about the autonomous angle (of the weaponised drones) rather than seeking a pledge not to develop any weapons per se?
I am reminded of that 1970s film "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064177/) that sees an apparently invincible computer system housed in an impenetrable mountain silo managing the US nuclear arsenal (for peaceful defensive purposes) only to find it has a competitor, Guardian in the Russia and so a playoff commences to see which one should rule ultimately threatening the entire world - with no-one able (or allowed by Collosus or Guardian) to intervene. Classic stuff.
I take a pragmatic view - isn't it more about the autonomous angle (of the weaponised drones) rather than seeking a pledge not to develop any weapons per se?
I am reminded of that 1970s film "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064177/) that sees an apparently invincible computer system housed in an impenetrable mountain silo managing the US nuclear arsenal (for peaceful defensive purposes) only to find it has a competitor, Guardian in the Russia and so a playoff commences to see which one should rule ultimately threatening the entire world - with no-one able (or allowed by Collosus or Guardian) to intervene. Classic stuff.
