: Analyze how robot wars might lower the threshold for conflict by making war seem "costless" to political leaders.
: Contrast the benefit of robots—who don't feel rage or fatigue—with the "dignity argument": the idea that humans have a right to be killed only by a moral agent who made a choice. Bot Wars
: Argue for an international regulatory regime that maintains "meaningful human control" over life-and-death decisions. : Analyze how robot wars might lower the
This essay explores the legacy of the and the rise of robot combat as a sport like BattleBots . Bot wars: the arms race, SEAS-style This essay explores the legacy of the and
: Discuss the "moral offloading" that occurs when machines select targets. If a robot commits a war crime, is the programmer or the commander responsible?.
This essay focuses on the real-world implications of and the shift toward "robotic empire".