在军用无人驾驶系统设计中构建更好的战机伦理问题 Y2008 P28

1Building a Better WarBot Ethical issues in the design of unmanned systems for military applications.Forthcoming in:Science and Engineering Ethics Dr Robert Sparrow,School of Philosophy and Bioethics,Monash University,Australia.E-mail:Robert.Sparrowarts.monash.edu.au Abstract Unmanned systems in military applications will often play a role in determining the success or failure of combat missions and thus in determining who lives and dies in times of war.Designers of UMS must therefore consider ethical,as well as operational,requirements and limits when developing UMS.I group the ethical issues involved in UMS design under two broad headings,Building Safe Systems and Designing for the Law of Armed Conflict,and identify and discuss a number of issues under each of these headings.As well as identifying issues,I offer some analysis of their implications and how they might be addressed.Keywords Robotics;ethics;unmanned systems;war;ethics of robotics;military ethics;design ethics.