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The Case Against an Autonomous Military

The potential harm of AIs deliberately designed to kill in warfare is much more pressing than self-driving car accidents.Photograph by Airman 1st Class James Thompson / U.S. Air Force

n 2016, a Mercedes-Benz executive was as saying that the company’s self-driving autos would put the safety of its own occupants first. This comment brought harsh reactions about luxury cars mowing down innocent bystanders until the company the original statement. Yet protecting the driver at any cost is what drivers want: A recently published in  (available to  on ) shows that, though in principle people want intelligent cars to save as many lives as possible

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