Is it unethical to use robot soldiers to kill human ones in a war?
I mean more unethical than buisiness as usual. Would this violate Geneva?
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I’ve always heard all’s fair in love and war.
I don’t think that Geneva covers automatons. In my opinion yes it is unethical for a non living intelligence to kill a human. Too many problems may arise.
can’t see why it would, heat seeking missles, terrain following cruise missiles and acoustic signature mines/torpedoes are a type of ‘robot’ when you think about it. They’ve been using those for years.
Killing the enemy by any means necessary is the first order of war. Drones over the battlefield are being used to kill the bad guys. This keeps a live US pilot out of harm’s way. I’m all for it.
Then is it unethical to drop a bomb on the enemy?
Not much difference.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if one day war’s are fought with Robots.
A great many complications would arise from a weapon like that, but I don’t think that is inherently an unethical proposition. The ethical questions would arise from things like it’s ability to determine proper targets from innocent ones, and it’s ability to control it’s escalation of force tactics.
Assuming a perfect machine, which did not have problems like those I mentioned, I think it would not be unethical. Given that even humans make errors and have trouble, a machine might be better, but I doubt it.
I think it would be more ethical if war will be fought with bare hands. No weapons, no armor.
In war the one who cheats usually wins and goes home.