Ethical and legal limits applicable to autonomous lethal weapon systems
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International humanitarian law, Artificial intelligence, Ethical principles, Lethal autonomous weapon systemsAbstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that has given rise to the creation of new military weapons, capable of selecting and attacking their targets with greater autonomy, being able to dispense with human control. Faced with the impact of this technology on society, this article aims to understand the ethical principles that are currently guiding its development and use, and at the same time, the legal principles from international humanitarian law (IHL) that are likely to apply, which allows predicting the necessary limits to be imposed in the face of the potential risks involved in this technology. The text presents qualitative research that used preferably a documentary type review that allowed the analysis of certain prevailing ethical principles recognized by certain States and of the legal principles widely recognized by the existing literature.
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