The speed of technological change is demonstrated not least by the new military technologies that are in use or are currently being developed. For example, the use of remote-controlled and semi-autonomous weapons systems has long been standard in the armed forces, and advances in artificial intelligence mean that more "decision-making " can be expected to be transferred to the machines used by the military. But not everything that is technologically possible is ethically justifiable.
This volume, which brings together contributions to an annual conference of the European Chapter of the International Society for Military Ethics, attempts to address the ethical and legal problems posed by emerging military technologies. In a number of exciting essays, internationally renowned researchers present their insights.
Bernhard Koch, Dr. (2006), Institute for Theology and Peace, its deputy director, is a Philosopher and teaches Ethics at the universities of Frankfurt/Main and Freiburg/Breisgau. He has mainly published on Ancient Philosophy and on Ethics of Technology.
Richard Schoonhoven, Dr. (2000), is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His main research interests are in the Philosophy of Science and Military Ethics.
3âThe Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies in Warfare
ââEmmanuel Bloch
part 2 ai/Laws
4âExploring Western and Chinese Responses to the Ethical Challenge of Lethal Autonomous Weapons
ââDeane-Peter Baker
5âArtificial Intelligence in Military Decision-Making Avoiding Ethical and Strategic Perils with an Option-Generator Model
ââShannon E. French and Lisa N. Lindsay
6âDiscussing Issues of Responsibility, Accountability and Liability When ai Agents Decide and Act During War The Case of Training Algorithms for Attacking Possible Targets
ââIoanna K. Lekea, Panagiotis Karampelas, George Anthimou, and Konstantinos Michail
part 3 Drones
7âAre Public Concerns over the Use of Drone Operations Ethically Justified?
ââPeter Brunton
8âThe Use of drones in Armed Conflict â Ethical Aspects of Emerging Military Technology
ââTamar Meisels
9âThe Loss of Innocence in the Age of Drones Redefining the Notion of Innocence in the Context of Drone Warfare
ââDragan Stanar
10âTechnology, Justice and the Return of Humanitarian Terrorism
ââBoris Kashnikov
part 5 Leadership
12âSpecial Units and Emerging Technologies Environmental and Organizational Features and their Influence on Ethical Considerations
ââZipi Gushpantz
13âPreparing Leaders of Character for Complex Conflict
ââChristopher Luedtke and Christopher Miller
ââ Short Afterword from a German Perspective
ââBernhard Koch
Index
Academics, military personell, security and Defence policy, students of ethics of warfare resp. technology, military academies.