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Language
English
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"A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives--and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially among the AI superpowers: China, the United States, and Europe. Autonomous weapons expert Paul Scharre takes readers inside the fierce competition to develop and implement this game-changing technology and dominate the future"--
2) Undetected
Author
Language
English
Description
"Researcher Gina Gray is on the verge of a breakthrough in sonar technology, and what she's told Navy Commander Mark Bishop is only the beginning.."--
Author
Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xii, 297 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Overview: For centuries, warring nations have sought to lower the risk to highly vulnerable humans on the battlefield, typically by providing protective armor, making soldiers' positions more difficult to detect, or by striking from locations safe from retaliation. Autonomous weaponry has now reached the point where robotic systems can perform some key tasks that previously required direct human involvement. Military Robots and Drones: A Reference...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 436 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A former U.S. Army Ranger and expert in emerging weapons technologies describes the technological progress, terrifying mishaps and the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of autonomous weapons, which combine human and artificial intelligence to attack targets.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
499 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war itself.
10) Hornet flight
Author
Language
English
Description
Ken Follett and the intrigue of World War II—"a winning formula" (Entertainment Weekly) if ever there was one. With his riveting prose and unerring instinct for suspense, the #1 New York Times bestselling author takes to the skies over Europe during the early days of the war in a most extraordinary novel. . . .
It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the...
It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the...
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Publisher
Heise
Pub. Date
©2012
Edition
1. Aufl.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Hauptbeschreibung Militärroboter sind keine Science fiction mehr. Ihre Bedeutung in bewaffneten Konflikten hat in den letzten zehn Jahren massiv zugenommen. Insbesondere US-Präsident Obama setzte im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus stark auf Drohnen - und konnte mit der Tötung Osama bin Ladens einen spektakulären Erfolg seiner Strategie verzeichnen. Die in diesem Buch versammelten Beiträge betrachten das Problem der Militärroboter aus unterschiedlichen...
Author
Publisher
CRC Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xx, 257 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
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 ethically than humans in the battlefield. The author examines the philosophical basis, motivation, theory,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
464 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the investigative reporter Quentin Jones's story about covert military interrogation practices in the Desert War is buried, he is spurred to dig deeper, and he unravels a trail that leads to VIRTUE: cutting-edge technology that simulates reality during interrogation. As the shadowy labyrinths of governmental corruption unfurl and tighten around him, unnerving links to his protégé, Bruce, keep emerging.
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