Is Israel’s Iron Dome the precursor to futuristic ‘killer robots’?

Are we on the verge of manufacturing armies of self-aware “killer robots” that could operate autonomously and without the direction of humans?

 

According to a new report issued by Human Rights Watch, governments ought to ban the use of “killer robots” for fear that their use raises “serious moral and legal concerns because they would possess the ability to select and engage their targets without meaningful human control.”

 

HRW, which published the report jointly with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, argues that “technology is moving in the direction” of creating “fully autonomous weapons.”

 

The report cited the Iron Dome anti-rocket system used by the IDF most prominently during the recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

 

Developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aircraft Industries, Iron Dome intercepts incoming rockets and projectiles by using a mechanism that is programmed to automatically respond to threatening munitions.

 

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