An autonomous weapon is a weapon system that, once activated, can select and engage targets without further intervention by a human operator.
Further reading
Piper, Kelsey (2019) Death by algorithm: the age of killer robots is closer than you think, Vox, June 21.
External links
Lethal AWS. A website containing several resources with a view to raising awareness about the possible dangers of autonomous weapons.
Related entries
AI governance | AI risk | armed conflict | near-term AI ethics | terrorism