Army of None, Paul Scharre
Army of None, Paul Scharre
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Army of None
Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

Author: Paul Scharre

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Unabridged: 13 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/08/2018


Synopsis

Paul Scharre, a Pentagon defense expert and former U.S. Army Ranger, explores what it would mean to give machines authority over the ultimate decision of life or death.

Scharre's far-ranging investigation examines the emergence of autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. He spotlights artificial intelligence in military technology, spanning decades of innovation from German noise-seeking Wren torpedoes in World War II—antecedents of today's homing missiles—to autonomous cyber weapons, submarine-hunting robot ships, and robot tank armies.

Through interviews with defense experts, ethicists, psychologists, and activists, Scharre surveys what challenges might face "centaur warfighters" on future battlefields, which will combine human and machine cognition. We've made tremendous technological progress in the past few decades, but we have also glimpsed the terrifying mishaps that can result from complex automated systems—such as when advanced F-twenty-two fighter jets experienced a computer meltdown the first time they flew over the International Date Line.

About Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre is a former US Army Ranger who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The author of the award-winning study of autonomous weapons, Army of None, he is currently vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security. He lives in Virginia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on December 03, 2018

When I was a kid, I read a lot of sci-fi books. One of the most common themes was “man vs. machine,” which often took the form of robots becoming self-aware and threatening humanity. This theme has also become a staple of Hollywood movies like The Terminator and The Matrix. Despite the prevalence of......more

Goodreads review by Luis on December 02, 2018

I could not finish this book despite my interest in technology. As an engineer who is fascinated by artificial intelligence and machine learning, I was very eager to read this book and learn more from what experts are thinking and doing with AI. Though I did learn a few cool things, there was lots o......more

Goodreads review by Kuszma on December 22, 2019

Mire az összes fegyvermániás szálkásra gyúrta magát, és betéve tudja a Zrínyi rohamtarack műszaki jellemzőit, egyszer csak azt veszi észre, hogy a háború már néhány tucat pattanásos, buborékszemüveges informatikus kezébe került. Mert bár a Star Wars-ban még emberi vadászgéppilóták cikáznak az űrben,......more

Goodreads review by Jay on January 20, 2019

"It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear! And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!" ---Terminator--- Does it concern you that in the near future we'll all be dependent upon driverless cars to get around? Trust me, that's n......more

Goodreads review by Maria on May 29, 2024

The US military has paid millions of dollars to stay at the technological cutting edge. Scharre walks the reader thru the various weapon platforms that are in development and the arguments for and against autonomy. He interviewed activists, ethicists, psychologists, inventors, programers and defense......more