Implications of the use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (Laws) in modern warfare

Abstract

In recent years, the growing developments in Artificial Intelligence have become one of the main sources of technological innovation. However, its application in various types of weapons systems begins to highlight the fundamental problems of its use in
current and future conflict scenarios. Starting from a deep analysis, this work studies a series of points on which the use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems can generate controversy. From technology as a disruptive factor on the battlefield,
through the conceptual problems in defining Artificial Intelligence, the ethical and legal dilemmas in the use of these systems, to the implications of their use in the international system, we conclude that the use of these systems would bring about a process of "dehumanization of war".