Can Autonomous Weapons Really Remove Humans From War?

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Autonomous lethal combat aircraft are inevitable, argues former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

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Frank Kendall, who served as U.S. Air Force secretary during the Biden administration and is a pro bono human rights lawyer, is not the first person you would expect to go all-in on autonomous weapons. But he has. Kendall has even written a book on it: Lethal Autonomy: The Future of Warfare Whether...
Garrett Reim

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