Episode 1
Frank Sauer on Autonomous Weapon Systems
Frank Sauer joins the podcast to discuss autonomy in weapon systems, killer drones, low-tech defenses against drones, the flaws and unpredictability of autonomous weapon systems, and the political possibilities of regulating such systems. You can learn mo
Future of Life Institute Podcast
December 14, 20231h 42m
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Show Notes
Frank Sauer joins the podcast to discuss autonomy in weapon systems, killer drones, low-tech defenses against drones, the flaws and unpredictability of autonomous weapon systems, and the political possibilities of regulating such systems. You can learn more about Frank's work here: https://metis.unibw.de/en/
Timestamps:
00:00 Autonomy in weapon systems
12:19 Balance of offense and defense
20:05 Killer drone systems
28:53 Is autonomy like nuclear weapons?
37:20 Low-tech defenses against drones
48:29 Autonomy and power balance
1:00:24 Tricking autonomous systems
1:07:53 Unpredictability of autonomous systems
1:13:16 Will we trust autonomous systems too much?
1:27:28 Legal terminology
1:32:12 Political possibilities