Genius Weapons

Author : Louis A. Del Monte
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781633884533

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Genius Weapons by Louis A. Del Monte Pdf

A technology expert describes the ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in weapons development, the ethical dilemmas these weapons pose, and the potential threat to humanity. Artificial intelligence is playing an ever-increasing role in military weapon systems. Going beyond the bomb-carrying drones used in the Afghan war, the Pentagon is now in a race with China and Russia to develop "lethal autonomous weapon systems" (LAWS). In this eye-opening overview, a physicist, technology expert, and former Honeywell executive examines the advantages and the potential threats to humanity resulting from the deployment of completely autonomous weapon systems. Stressing the likelihood that these weapons will be available in the coming decades, the author raises key questions about how the world will be impacted. Though using robotic systems might lessen military casualties in a conflict, one major concern is: Should we allow machines to make life-and-death decisions in battle? Other areas of concern include the following: Who would be accountable for the actions of completely autonomous weapons--the programmer, the machine itself, or the country that deploys LAWS? When warfare becomes just a matter of technology, will war become more probable, edging humanity closer to annihilation? What if AI technology reaches a "singularity level" so that our weapons are controlled by an intelligence exceeding human intelligence? Using vivid scenarios that immerse the reader in the ethical dilemmas and existential threats posed by lethal autonomous weapon systems, the book reveals that the dystopian visions of such movies as The Terminator and I, Robot may become a frightening reality in the near future. The author concludes with concrete recommendations, founded in historical precedent, to control this new arms race.

Author : Christian Reyns-Chikuma,
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475843972

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Reading Actively in Middle Grade Science by Christian Reyns-Chikuma, Pdf

Middle grade students can learn a great deal about themselves and their world by reading informative texts in science courses. These texts will focus on important topics in earth science, life science, and physical science and shape students’ understandings about scientific inquiry, science-related processes and phenomenon, engineering and design, and technological innovations. But reading is a complex act, and most students need specific reading-related support to understand assigned texts in middle grade science courses. This book focuses on the cyclical nature of reading, the actions proficient readers engage in to understand science textbooks and other informational texts, and the instructional support that teachers can provide to enhance middle grade students’ learning of science content through reading. Three associated questions will be addressed in this book: •What actions do proficient readers engage in to understand assigned course texts? •What do these actions entail, and how do they relate to each other? • What teacher-mediated practices best support middle grade students’ development as proficient readers and enhance their learning of course content through reading?

Author : Jai Galliott,Duncan MacIntosh,Jens David Ohlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780197546055

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Lethal Autonomous Weapons by Jai Galliott,Duncan MacIntosh,Jens David Ohlin Pdf

The question of whether new rules or regulations are required to govern, restrict, or even prohibit the use of autonomous weapon systems has been the subject of debate for the better part of a decade. Despite the claims of advocacy groups, the way ahead remains unclear since the international community has yet to agree on a specific definition of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and the great powers have largely refused to support an effective ban. In this vacuum, the public has been presented with a heavily one-sided view of Killer Robots. This volume presents a more nuanced approach to autonomous weapon systems that recognizes the need to progress beyond a discourse framed by the Terminator and HAL 9000. Re-shaping the discussion around this emerging military innovation requires a new line of thought and a willingness to challenge the orthodoxy. Lethal Autonomous Weapons focuses on exploring the moral and legal issues associated with the design, development and deployment of lethal autonomous weapons. In this volume, we bring together some of the most prominent academics and academic-practitioners in the lethal autonomous weapons space and seek to return some balance to the debate. As part of this effort, we recognize that society needs to invest in hard conversations that tackle the ethics, morality, and law of these new digital technologies and understand the human role in their creation and operation.

Author : Walther Krieg
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781716007170

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Boulevards of Deceit by Walther Krieg Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1625 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319743196

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The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies by Anonim Pdf

This encyclopedia provides an authoritative guide intended for students of all levels of studies, offering multidisciplinary insight and analysis of over 500 headwords covering the main concepts of Security and Non-traditional Security, and their relation to other scholarly fields and aspects of real-world issues in the contemporary geopolitical world.

Author : Stuart Casey-Maslen,Steven Haines
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509921249

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Hague Law Interpreted by Stuart Casey-Maslen,Steven Haines Pdf

Given the centrality of Hague Law to the lawful prosecution of warfare, the relative paucity of dedicated works is surprising. The general formulation of Hague Law rules is largely uncontroversial, but this clarity stands in stark contrast to their interpretation and practical application. How precisely, for instance, the fundamental rules of distinction and proportionality in attack are to dictate and constrain the planning and practice of warfare continues to be highly uncertain. This important new publication fills the gap in the literature. Offering a comprehensive assessment of Hague Law, it explores questions of definitions and accountability and navigates the substantive rules and their application to different types of warfare.

Author : Kaushik Roy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781040016558

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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future of Warfare by Kaushik Roy Pdf

This volume examines how the adoption of AI technologies is likely to impact strategic and operational planning, and the possible future tactical scenarios for conventional, unconventional, cyber, space and nuclear force structures. In addition to developments in the USA, Britain, Russia and China, the volume also explores how different Asian and European countries are actively integrating AI into their military readiness. It studies the effect of AI and related technologies in training regimens and command structures. The book also covers the ethical and legal aspects of AI augmented warfare. The volume will be of great interest to scholars, students and researchers of military and strategic studies, defence studies, artificial intelligence and ethics.

Author : Ian M. Cuthbertson,David Robertson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1990-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349206827

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Enhancing European Security by Ian M. Cuthbertson,David Robertson Pdf

Although the authors believe that the level of conventional and nuclear forces in Europe should and will be reduced, they do not consider that the military instrument will have lost all of its value in European political affairs. They still see a need to be prepared for tension and conflict.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1406 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Agricultural credit
ISBN : MINN:31951P004754880

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The Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro (BNL) Scandal and the Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Program for Iraq by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : MSU:31293010830168

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Parameters by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Sheffield
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429980531

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Dark as Day by Charles Sheffield Pdf

Set in the universe as Sheffield's previous novel Cold As Ice, Dark As Day is a hard science fiction novel set 30 years after the Great War, and interplanetary war that nearly destroyed the entire human race, and left horrifyingly dangerous weapons caches to threaten human survival. The Solar System is finally recovering from the Great War - a war that devastated the planets and nearly wiped out the human race - and the population of the outer moons, orbiting Jupiter and Saturn, is growing. On one of those moons, Alex Ligon, scion of a great interplanetary trading family has developed a wonderfully accurate new population model, and cannot wait until the newly reconstituted "Seine," the interlinked network of computers that spans the planets and moons and asteroids, comes back on line. But when it does, and he extends his perfect model a century into the future, it predicts the complete destruction of the human race. On another moon, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence goes on, undaunted by generations of failure. And to her amazement, Millie Wu, a young genius newly recruited to the project, has found a signal . . . a signal that is coming from outside the solar system. And in his new retreat on a minor moon of Saturn, the cranky genius Rustam Battacharyia is still collecting weapons from the Great War. He thinks he may have stumbled on an unexpected new one...but he'll need to disarm it before it destroys the Sun. “Sheffield leads us through the book with his usual wit, impeccable science, and command of the language. It is hard to think of anybody who is writing hard sf these days substantially better than he is.” —Booklist At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Rou Bao
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781636895789

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How A Lucky Farmer Wife Gets Rich by Rou Bao Pdf

As soon as he opened his eyes, he became a little widow with a little bun that hugged her leg and called her mother. His family was scattered all over the place, and he suddenly felt that the Yali Mountain was very big. In order to raise the steamed buns, she had to rack her brains to earn a lot of money. But in the blink of an eye, his son had hugged the leg of a man he hadn't seen for long.

Author : Artur Gruszczak,Sebastian Kaempf
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000930948

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Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare by Artur Gruszczak,Sebastian Kaempf Pdf

This handbook provides a comprehensive, problem-driven and dynamic overview of the future of warfare. The volatilities and uncertainties of the global security environment raise timely and important questions about the future of humanity’s oldest occupation: war. This volume addresses these questions through a collection of cutting-edge contributions by leading scholars in the field. Its overall focus is prognostic rather than futuristic, highlighting discernible trends, key developments and themes without downplaying the lessons from the past. By making the past meet the present in order to envision the future, the handbook offers a diversified outlook on the future of warfare, which will be indispensable for researchers, students and military practitioners alike. The volume is divided into six thematic sections. Section I draws out general trends in the phenomenon of war and sketches the most significant developments, from the past to the present and into the future. Section II looks at the areas and domains which actively shape the future of warfare. Section III engages with the main theories and conceptions of warfare, capturing those attributes of contemporary conflicts which will most likely persist and determine the dynamics and directions of their transformations. The fourth section addresses differentiation and complexity in the domain of warfare, pointing to those factors which will exert a strong impact on the structure and properties of that domain. Section V focuses on technology as the principal trigger of changes and alterations in the essence of warfare. The final section draws on the general trends identified in Section I and sheds light on how those trends have manifested in specific local contexts. This section zooms in on particular geographies which are seen and anticipated as hotbeds where future warfare will most likely assume its shape and reveal its true colours. This book will be of great interest to students of strategic studies, defence studies, war and technology, and International Relations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131847878

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General Foreign Policy Series by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Department of State
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : United States
ISBN : OSU:32435019132398

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United States Foreign Policy by United States. Department of State Pdf