As Peter W. Singer's argues in his seminal book Wired for War, this prospect does not belong to the realm of science fiction: we are amidst a revolution in military warfare, with digital and robotic technology increasingly
replacing human decision in contemporary warfare.
Not exact matches
It is in the
human species, however, that the capacity to choose becomes greatly magnified, so that considered
decisions begin to
replace instinct.
FAST is not designed to
replace the
decision - making of
human screeners, but government officials hope it will eventually be able to passively scan airport passengers and single out those worth pulling aside for additional screening.
His book is a thought - provoking look at how computers canâ $» and shouldâ $»
replace humans as
decision - makers.
With new leadership will surely come novel ideas, better judgements, more reality - oriented
decision - making and sustainable action plans that will
replace the soon to become patently unsustainable business - as - usual production, unrestrained consumption and unregulated propagation activities of the
human species.
But smirking is not what we should do, as the real
humans whose fates have dragged them to the frozen version of hell, only to be
replaced this week by an actually hot version of hell, these are not the people who are responsible for the
decision to dig up those tars which should have stayed in the ground.
Replacing human troops with machines could make the
decision to go to war easier, which would shift the burden of armed conflict further onto civilians.