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Intelligent decision-making technologies (IDT) will soon have the capacity to control weapons in a manner that includes decisions regarding target identification and engagement. If permitted, this would provide these systems with the ability to decide which targets to prosecute with lethal force, without any operator intervention. This would mark a sea-change in the role of technology in warfare as the human can be removed from the decision-making loop. There are complex technological and legal issues regarding the development, deployment and exploitation of such systems. This paper outlines our obligations in respect of target discrimination under the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) and then uses these principles to discuss the allocation of roles and responsibilities between a human supervisor and the associated IDT.
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Finn, A. (2008). Legal Issues for Military Intelligent Decision-Making Technologies. In: Lovrek, I., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5177. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85563-7_4
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