Daniel Suarez on Autonomous Weapons and Human Control
TED · Talk · 13 min · 2013 · YouTube title: Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot
Why it's here
Plugged repeatedly in AI and drone threads as a concise statement of the dangers of automated weapons.
What it covers
Novelist Daniel Suarez warns in a TED talk about autonomous robotic weapons and drones. He argues that taking the decision to kill out of human hands threatens democratic accountability and calls for a ban.