ABSTRACT

Expounding on the results of the author's work with the US Army Research Office, DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, and various defense industry contractors, Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots explores how to produce an "artificial conscience" in a new class of robots, humane-oids, which are robots that can potentially perform more et

chapter 1|6 pages

� Introduction

chapter 2|22 pages

� Trends toward Lethality

chapter 3|8 pages

� Human Failings in the Battlefield

chapter 4|12 pages

� Related Philosophical Thought

chapter 6|12 pages

� Formalization for Ethical Control

chapter 10|30 pages

� Design Options

chapter 12|48 pages

� A Prototype Implementation