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    Intending to err: the ethical challenge of lethal, autonomous systems (review)
    Ethics and Information Technology 14 (4): 241-254. 2012.
    Current precursors in the development of lethal, autonomous systems (LAS) point to the use of biometric devices for assessing, identifying, and verifying targets. The inclusion of biometric devices entails the use of a probabilistic matching program that requires the deliberate targeting of noncombatants as a statistically necessary function of the system. While the tactical employment of the LAS may be justified on the grounds that the deliberate killing of a smaller number of noncombatants is …Read more