Name: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot
Uploaded: 2013-06-13T10:48:16Z
Duration: 13 min 6 s
Description: As a novelist, Daniel Suarez spins dystopian tales of the future. But on the TEDGlobal stage, he talks us through a real-life scenario we all need to know more about: the rise of autonomous robotic weapons of war. Advanced drones, automated weapons and AI-powered intelligence-gathering tools, he suggests, could take the decision to make war out of the hands of humans.

As a novelist, Daniel Suarez spins dystopian tales of the future. But on the TEDGlobal stage, he talks us through a real-life scenario we all need to know more about: the rise of autonomous robotic weapons of war. Advanced drones, automated weapons and AI-powered intelligence-gathering tools, he suggests, could take the decision to make war out of the hands of humans.

Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot

The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot

Autonomous drones, capable of lethal decisions without human input, risk centralizing power and reversing democratic trends.

Data's role in high-tech societies increases vulnerability to autonomous weapons, threatening privacy and civil liberties.

Autonomous drones could shift war's power, potentially eroding democracy by centralizing control and reducing transparency.