{"id":107917,"date":"2025-05-22T12:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/?page_id=107917"},"modified":"2025-06-19T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:05:06","slug":"realities-of-autonomous-weapons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/realities-of-autonomous-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Realities of Autonomous Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n

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The realities of autonomous weapons are a complex blend of both existing military technologies and visions of their future capabilities. The expected ramifications are profound and always point to the interplay between fact and fiction, actual developments and creative imagination.<\/p>\n

This book explores how these realities shape and become themselves shaped by popular culture, regulatory and ethics debates, military doctrines, policies and research. It examines phenomena ranging from film and artistic interpretations to warfare scenarios and weaponized artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

This website features all the book’s contributions. You can access the individual chapters by clicking on one of the three sections. Each section is introduced by an artistic take on the realities of autonomous weapons. At the bottom you can access details on all contributors and links to external resources.<\/p>\n

Intended for researchers (including the disciplines of political and social sciences, media, culture and technology), policy makers, educators and journalists, this is a key resource that uncovers how autonomous weapons are constructed as both a technological reality and a futuristic possibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\tINTRODUCTION\n\tThe Realities of Autonomous Weapons: Hedging a Hybrid Space of Fact and Fiction<\/strong>
\nJascha Bareis & Thomas Christian B\u00e4chle<\/em>\n

“Autonomous Weapon Systems” (AWS) are a controversial technology, particularly regarding scenarios in which lethal actions no longer necessitate human involvement. The introduction to the volume shows that current debates on AWS mediate between fact and fiction and create a constant and complex dynamic between current developments and their potential futures. This chapter presents six reflections on the practices and discourses that transform AWS into technological, military and political realities.<\/p>\n

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