Why You Should Fear 'Slaughterbots'--A Response

This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. Paul Scharre's recent article "Why You Shouldn't Fear'Slaughterbots'" dismisses a video produced by the Future of Life Institute, with which we are affiliated, as a "piece of propaganda." Scharre is an expert in military affairs and an important contributor to discussions on autonomous weapons. In this case, however, we respectfully disagree with his opinions. We have been working on the autonomous weapons issue for several years.