Ethical Considerations in the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems

Over the course of the past two to three decades, Artificial Intelligence, AI, has been growing rather rapidly in all fields. A field that has seen significant increase in the use of AI is the weapon systems industry. This paper will focus on the ethicalness of the development and use of AI in the use of weapon systems. Some of these issues that are going to be addressed are autonomy, accountability, and the possible harm of there being no regulation of this industry. There is also research shown that will help with stating points and providing clarity into what everyday citizens thoughts are on the matter.