AI On The Battlefield: A Framework For Ethical Autonomy

With all of these complications, why even go down the path of full autonomy? The answer is simple: military superiority and survivability. The full potential of autonomous systems cannot be realized if there are humans in the loop for all key decisions. The First Offset was about massive firepower delivered bluntly and coordinated over a modest window of time. The Second Offset was about modest firepower, delivered with precision and coordinated over a longer window of time.