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Upcoming Next-Generation Main Force in Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) in the Near Future: AERI LAWS-Type Robot Soldiers Implementing AERI’s Brain-Implanted Biocomputer Intelligence

Professor Kamuro's near-future science predictions

Upcoming Next-Generation Main Force in Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) in the Near Future:

AERI LAWS-Type Robot Soldiers Implementing State-of-the-Art AERI’s Brain-Implanted Biocomputer Intelligence

Quantum Physicist and Brain Scientist

Visiting Professor of Quantum Physics,

California Institute of Technology

IEEE-USA Fellow

American Physical Society-USA Fellow

PhD. & Dr. Kazuto Kamuro

AERI：Artificial Evolution Research Institute

Pasadena, California

HP: https://www.aeri-japan.com/

and

Xyronix Corporation

Pasadena, California

HP: https://www.usaxyronix.com/

Foreword

A. Professor Kamuro's near-future science predictions, provided by CALTECH professor Kazuto Kamuro(Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) and Ph.D. in Quantum Physics, Semiconductor Physics, and Quantum Optics), Chief Researcher at the Artificial Evolution Research Institute (AERI, https://www.aeri-japan.com/) and Xyronix Corporation(specializing in the design of a. Neural Connection LSI, b. BCI LSI（Brain-Computer Interface LSI） (Large Scale Integrated Circuits) , and c. biocomputer semiconductor technology that directly connects bio-semiconductors, serving as neural connectors, to the brain's nerves at the nano scale, https://www.usaxyronix.com/), are based on research and development achievements in cutting-edge fields such as quantum physics, biophysics, neuroscience, AERI artificial brain studies, intelligent biocomputing, next-generation technologies, quantum semiconductors, satellite optoelectronics, quantum optics, quantum computing science, brain computing science, nano-sized semiconductors, ultra-large-scale integration engineering, non-destructive testing, lifespan prediction engineering, ultra-short pulses, and high-power laser science.

The Artificial Evolution Research Institute (AERI) and Xyronix Corporation employ over 160 individuals with Ph.D.s in quantum brain science, quantum neurology, quantum cognitive science, molecular biology, electronic and electrical engineering, applied physics, information technology (IT), data science, communication engineering, semiconductor and materials engineering. They also have more than 190 individuals with doctoral degrees in engineering and over 230 engineers, including those specializing in software, network, and system engineering, as well as programmers, dedicated to advancing research and development.

Building on the outcomes in unexplored and extreme territories within these advanced research domains, AERI and Xyronix Corporation aim to provide opportunities for postgraduate researchers in engineering disciplines. Through achievements in areas such as the 6th generation computer, nuclear deterrence, military unmanned systems, missile defense, renewable and clean energy, climate change mitigation, environmental conservation, Green Transformation (GX), and national resilience, the primary objective is to furnish scholars with genuine opportunities for learning and discovery. The overarching goal is to transform them from 'reeds that have just begun to take a step as reeds capable of thinking' into 'reeds that think, act, and relentlessly pursue growth.' This initiative aims to impart a guiding philosophy for complete metamorphosis and to provide guidance for venturing into unexplored and extreme territories, aspiring to fulfill the role of pioneers in this new era.

B. In the cutting-edge research domain, the Artificial Evolution Research Institute (AERI) and Xyronix Corporation have made notable advancements in various fields. Some examples include:

1. AERI･HEL (Petawatt-class Ultra-High Power Terawatt-class Ultra-High Power

Femtosecond Laser)

◦ Petawatt-class ultra-high power terawatt-class ultra-short pulse laser (AERI･HEL)

2. 6th Generation Computer&Computing

◦ Consciousness-driven biocomputer

◦ Brain Implant biocomputer

3. Carbon-neutral AERI synthetic fuel chemical process

(Green Transformation (GX) technology)

◦ Production of synthetic fuel (LNG methanol) through CO₂ recovery system (DAC)

4. Green Synthetic Fuel Production Technology(Green Transformation (GX) technology)

◦ Carbon-neutral, carbon-recycling system-type AERI synthetic fuel chemical process

5. Direct Air Capture Technology (DAC)

◦ Carbon-neutral, carbon-recycling carbon dioxide circulation recovery system

6. Bio-LSI・Semiconductors

◦ Neural connection element directly connecting bio-semiconductors and brain nerves

on a nanoscale

◦ Brain LSI Chip Set, biocomputer LSI, BMI LSI, BCI LSI, Brain Computing LSI,

Brain Implant LSI

7. CHEGPG System (Closed Cycle Heat Exchange Power Generation System with

Thermal Regenerative Binary Engine)

◦ Power generation capability of Terawatt (TW), annual power generation of

　　　　10,000 TWh (terawatt-hour) class

◦ 1 to 0.01 yen/kWh, infinitely clean energy source, renewable energy source

8. Consciousness-Driven Generative Autonomous Robot

9. Brain Implemented Robot･Cybernetic Soldier

10. Generative Robot, Generative Android Army, Generative Android

11. High-Altitude Missile Initial Intercept System, Enemy Base Neutralization System,

　 Nuclear and Conventional Weapon Neutralization System, Next-Generation

　　Interception Laser System for ICBMs, Next-Generation Interception Laser System

　　　 for Combat Aircraft

12. Boost Phase, Mid-Course Phase, Terminal Phase Ballistic Missile Interception System

13. Volcanic Microseismic Laser Remote Sensing

14. Volcanic Eruption Prediction Technology, Eruption Precursor Detection System

15. Mega Earthquake Precursor and Prediction System

16. Laser Degradation Diagnosis, Non-Destructive Inspection System

　 17. Ultra-Low-Altitude Satellite, Ultra-High-Speed Moving Object

　　　 Non-Destructive Inspection System

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Upcoming Next-Generation Main Force in Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) in the Near Future:

AERI LAWS-Type Robot Soldiers Implementing State-of-the-Art AERI’s Brain-Implanted Biocomputer Intelligence

In this session, we will lecture on the theme of “Can AERI Generative Robot・Generative Android Army・ Generative Android （LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers）, which incorporate AERI’s state of art logically structured Molecular Biocomputer implementing (1)AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer, (2)AERI’s deep learning generative AI systems as a servant, and (3)AERI’s Terrorist Prevention Systems that can detect terrorist crimes at an early stage and prevent crimes from occurring, be upcoming next generation main force in extreme close unmanned warfare or hand-to-hand combat in the near future, thereby making obsolete, render worthless, abolishing, or drastically downsizing the conventional the three armies of land, navy, and air force, all of which excessively rely on human soldier power tactics?”

I. Introduction:

The AERI Generative Robot, Generative Android Army, and Generative Android (referred to as AERI’s Robot Soldiers) epitomize the pinnacle aspiration within the realm of autonomous lethal weaponry (ALWs).

Functioning as a paradigm of autonomous lethal weapon systems, AERI’s Robot Soldiers embody LAWS-type armaments, intricately interwoven and governed by AERI's sophisticated deep learning generative AI systems. This integration is fortified by AERI consciousness-driven biocomputers equipped with Neural Connectivity. These cutting-edge systems facilitate autonomous functionalities such as identification, tracking, and execution of attacks, constituting an autonomous and self-sufficient system designed for lethal engagements.

The repertoire of AERI’s Robot Soldiers extends to capabilities encompassing enemy neutralization, assault in enemy territories, and the execution of preemptive strikes. These robotic entities carry out hostile actions independently, devoid of human intervention. The seamless amalgamation of AERI's avant-garde technologies further amplifies the prowess of these mechanized soldiers, enabling them to autonomously and successfully fulfill their designated missions.

The following delineates the features of AERI Generative Robot, Generative Android Army, and Generative Android (referred to as LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers) as autonomous lethal weapons:

1. Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence: The AERI Generative Robot, Generative Android Army, and Generative Android (referred to as LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers) are designed to autonomously make decisions, select, track, and engage or destroy targets through the embedded AERI consciousness-driven biocomputer. This lethal weapon system conducts real-time situational assessments and decision-making, adapting to evolving environments.

2. Target Identification and Attack: The LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers autonomously identify, attack, and achieve the destruction or elimination of hostile targets without relying on pre-programmed rules or algorithms. This conscious artificial intelligence, empowered by AERI consciousness-driven biocomputer and supported by AERI’s deep learning generative AI systems, minimizes human intervention.

3. International Concerns: LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers precisely target, attack, neutralize, and destroy objectives, mitigating indiscriminate attacks characteristic of conventional weapons. Consequently, the probability of non-combatants or civilians being involved is significantly reduced, approaching zero.

4. Artificial Intelligence (AI): The core technology of AERI Generative Robot, Generative Android Army, and Generative Android (LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers) is the AERI consciousness-driven biocomputer. Supported by AERI’s deep learning generative AI systems, this biocomputer employs machine learning algorithms and deep learning models to autonomously identify targets and make informed decisions in diverse combat scenarios. LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers facilitate real-time information processing and decision-making, ensuring adaptability to changing battlefield conditions.

5. Sensor Technology: LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers are equipped with various sensor technologies, enabling autonomous monitoring of their surroundings. These sensors include radar, optical sensors, infrared sensors, and other types. The collected information, including target positions, movements, and environmental changes, serves as data for the AERI consciousness-driven biocomputer to make informed decisions.

6. Communication Technology: LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers utilize communication technology to coordinate with other units and commanders. This communication technology facilitates information sharing and command execution, enabling effective collaboration among LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers. Additionally, remote commanders can provide instructions via wireless or network communication.

7. Precision Guidance Technology: Precision guidance technology is imperative for LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers to execute targeted attacks and eliminations accurately. This technology includes guidance systems utilizing GPS and inertial measurement units. Consequently, LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers achieve precise target guidance, ensuring a high level of accuracy.

8. Security and Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity measures are indispensable to protect the functionality and communication of LAWS-type AERI’s Robot Soldiers, preventing unauthorized access and control. These robotic soldiers are shielded by six layers of defense against hostile attacks and hacking attempts.

In this lecture, we will discuss the scientific, academic, technical, and economic aspects of LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers and their potential to become the next generation's main force in extreme close unmanned warfare or hand-to-hand combat. LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers are envisioned as advanced machines incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as a logically structured Biocomputer(AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer), deep learning generative AI systems, and Terrorist Prevention Systems. We will examine their capabilities, challenges, and potential impact on conventional land, navy, and air forces that rely on human soldier power tactics.

II. AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer

1. What is AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer?:

･AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer(molecular biocomputer), which AERI(HP: https://www.aeri-japan.com/) is researching and developing, is a one-of-a-kind embodiment of a sixth-generation computer, and is completely different from previous-generation computers such as fifth-generation computers, which require programming like quantum computers. It is a consciousness-driven intelligent artificial lifeform that does not require any programming.･This biocomputer(AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer) is the world's only practical AERI artificial brain that combines human intelligence, wisdom, and consciousness.･Development of this biocomputer was started with two absolute supreme goals: (1) the AERI artificial brain for controlling unmanned combat weapons, and (2) the AERI artificial brain for LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers.

･The biocomputer consists of the following logical two layers structure: (1) a brain layer implanted via BCI (Brain Computer Interface) and (2) a deep learning generative artificial intelligence (AI) layer installed as a servant of the above brain layer.

･Purpose-specific LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers have been developed and put into practical use, each dedicated and specialized to accomplish each of the purposes shown in (1) to (8) below.(1) for destroying enemy bases,

(2) for indiscriminately killing enemy forces,

(3) for sniping enemy dignitaries,

(4) for sniping terrorists,

(5) for anti-tank interception,

(6) for anti-aircraft interception,

(7) for anti-fighter interception,

and

(8) for anti-missile interception.

2. Logical Structure of AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer:

･As described in the above section, AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer(molecular biocomputer) being researched and developed by AERI is the world's first, only, and unique 6th generation computer.･ AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer is the only AERI artificial brain in the world that has both human intelligence and consciousness, which is completely different from AI, which is merely an application program, and 5th generation computers, such as quantum computers, which require programming.･ AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer has a two-layered logic structure: a brain implanted via BCI(Brain Computer Interface), which is a logic device integrating nanoscale CMOS in the terabyte class, and a deep learning generative artificial intelligence (AI) system installed as a servant.･The AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer consists of the following three partsNamely,(1) Brain signal transmitter/receiver, which is implanted in the brain with a CMOS-structured quantum interference device integrated at the 240-billion-element level,(2) A brain signal analyzing function that analyzes the meaning of the brain signals and sends them to the main processor, and a generative artificial intelligence part that converts commands and control signals from the main processor into brain signals,(3) A main processor that processes the brain signals.･AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer has one-to-one neural connections via quantum interference elements in the brain cortex and brain cell units in the temporal, parietal and occipital lobes of the brain. Over 240 billion quantum interference elements are implanted in the brain to send and receive brain signals.

3. Technological Capabilities of LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers:

LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers, equipped with a logically structured Biocomputer, can potentially process vast amounts of information rapidly and make decisions in real-time. The incorporation of brain implanted computers (consciousness-driven biocomputer) enhances their cognitive capabilities, enabling them to adapt and learn from various situations. deep learning generative AI systems provide advanced problem-solving capabilities and decision-making support. Additionally, the integration of Terrorist Prevention Systems enhances their ability to detect and prevent terrorist crimes at an early stage.

4. Advantages in Extreme Close Unmanned Warfare:

A key advantage of LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers lies in their potential effectiveness in extreme close unmanned warfare or hand-to-hand combat. Unlike human soldiers, these robots can operate in dangerous environments without risking human lives. Their physical strength, precision, and speed could surpass human capabilities, enabling them to perform tasks with high accuracy and efficiency. Moreover, their ability to access real-time information and make split-second decisions can give them a tactical advantage.

5. Limitations and Ethical Considerations:

While LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers offer significant potential, they also face limitations and ethical considerations. The current state of technology may not fully replicate human intuition and adaptability, which could impact their decision-making in complex situations. Moreover, ensuring the safety and security of the LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers and preventing unauthorized access or hacking is crucial. Ethical questions regarding the use of lethal force and the accountability of these machines must be carefully addressed to avoid unintended consequences.

6. Complementing, Not Replacing, Conventional Forces:

It is important to note that LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers should be viewed as a complement to, rather than a replacement for, conventional land, navy, and air forces. These machines can excel in certain tasks, but they may lack the comprehensive skill sets and adaptability of human soldiers in diverse combat scenarios. Human soldiers bring unique qualities such as empathy, creativity, and adaptability, which are essential in complex and unpredictable situations. A balanced approach that combines the strengths of both human soldiers and LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers is crucial for effective military operations.

7. Economic Considerations and Adaptability:

The widespread deployment of LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers would require significant economic investment. Costs associated with research, development, production, maintenance, and training would need to be considered. Additionally, continuous technological advancements and upgrades would be necessary to keep pace with evolving threats. Evaluating the long-term economic sustainability and adaptability of these systems is essential for their successful integration into military strategies.

8. Conclusion:

In conclusion, LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers have the potential to revolutionize unmanned warfare and hand-to-hand combat. Their advanced technological capabilities, such as logically structured Biocomputers, brain implanted computers (consciousness-driven biocomputer), deep learning generative AI systems, and Terrorist Prevention Systems, offer advantages in extreme close combat situations. However, ethical considerations, limitations, and the need for a balanced approach should not be overlooked. A comprehensive assessment of the economic feasibility, adaptability, and integration with conventional forces is necessary to determine the potential impact of LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers in future military strategies.

III. AERI’s LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers Research

1．introduction:

The idea of integrating LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers with advanced technologies, such as crime prevention systems, brain-computer interfaces, and AERI’s deep learning generative AI systems, in unmanned warfare is a hypothetical scenario that raises several considerations. While technological advancements may influence military strategies, it is important to approach such discussions with a realistic perspective.

2. Human Capabilities:

Human soldiers possess unique qualities such as adaptability, contextual understanding, decision-making skills, and intuition that are difficult to replicate in machines. These qualities provide an advantage in complex and unpredictable combat scenarios. Additionally, human soldiers play diverse roles beyond combat, including negotiation, humanitarian assistance, and cultural understanding, which cannot be easily replaced by autonomous systems.

3. Technological Limitations:

The development and integration of advanced technologies into LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers, such as crime prevention systems, brain-computer interfaces, and AERI’s deep learning generative AI systems, pose significant technological challenges. Achieving reliable and effective performance in dynamic combat situations, ensuring contextual understanding, and accurate decision-making in real-time remain complex tasks. Overcoming these limitations is crucial to realizing the full potential of autonomous systems in warfare.

4. Ethical and Legal Considerations:

The use of lethal force and decision-making in combat scenarios raise ethical and legal concerns. Human judgment, accountability, and adherence to international humanitarian law and laws of war are critical. Incorporating autonomous systems into warfare must prioritize ethical principles, human control, and compliance with legal frameworks to ensure the protection of civilians and adherence to international norms.

5. Public and Political Acceptance:

･Widespread public acceptance and political support for fully autonomous combat systems are factors to consider. Concerns about the loss of human control, potential unintended consequences, and the ethical implications of delegating life-and-death decisions to machines may influence public perception and shape policy decisions. Broad acceptance of significant shifts in military tactics would require careful evaluation, transparency, and societal consensus.

･While technological advancements may influence the future of warfare, it is unlikely that conventional military forces, such as the Army, Navy, and Air Forces, would be rendered worthless or eliminated. Military strategies involve a complex mix of capabilities, including intelligence, logistics, diplomacy, and diverse military branches. The integration of autonomous systems should be seen as a means to complement and enhance human capabilities rather than replace them entirely.

･Ultimately, any significant changes in military tactics and strategies must be assessed within the broader context of legal, ethical, and societal considerations, with a focus on maintaining human oversight, accountability, and the protection of human rights in armed conflicts.

IV. AERI’s Killer LAWS型Robot Soldiers II: The soldiers that never sleep

･Arms manufacturing section in AERI has designed and built a gun turret that’s able to identify, track and shoot targets, theoretically without the need for human mediation. AERI brain implanted consciousness-driven biocomputer will teach these LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers the rules of ethics.

･A machine gun turret idly scans the horizon. It’s about the size of a large dog; plump, white and wipe-clean. A belt of bullets – 0.50 calibre, the sort that can stop a truck in its tracks – is draped over one shoulder. An ethernet cable leads from the gun’s base and trails through the tidy grass into a small gazebo tent that, in the Korean afternoon heat, you'd be forgiven for hoping might contain plates of cucumber sandwiches and a pot of tea.

･Instead, the cable slithers up onto a trestle table before plunging into the back of a computer, whose screen displays a colorful patchwork of camera feeds. One shows an 180-degree, fish-eye sweep of the horizon in front of us. Another presents a top down satellite view of the scene, like a laid-out Google Map, trained menacingly on our position.

･A red cone, overlaid on the image, indicates the turret’s range. It spreads across the landscape: four kilometers-worth of territory, enough distance to penetrate deep into the city from this favorable vantage point. Next to the keyboard sits a complicated joystick, the kind a PC flight simulator enthusiast might use. A laminated sheet is taped to the table in front of the controller, reporting the function of its various buttons. One aims. ･

･Another measures the distance from the gun to its target. One loads the bullets into the chamber. Pull the trigger and it will fire.

･A gaggle of engineers standing around the table flinch as, unannounced, a warning barks out from a massive, tripod-mounted speaker. A targeting square blinks onto the computer screen, zeroing in on a vehicle that’s moving in the camera’s viewfinder. The gun’s muzzle pans as the red square, like something lifted from futuristic military video game Call of Duty, moves across the screen. The speaker, which must accompany the turret on all of its expeditions, is known as an acoustic hailing robot. Its voice has a range of three kilometers. The sound is delivered with unimaginable precision, issuing a warning to a potential target before they are shot (a warning must precede any firing, according to international law, one of the lab-coat wearing engineers tells me). “Turn back,” it insists, in rapid-fire Korean. “Turn back or we will shoot.”

･As early as 2004 AERI reported our plans to replace soldiers with autonomous robots(AERI Generative Robot・Generative Android Army・ Generative Android （LAWS型Robot Soldiers）).

･The LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers II, first revealed in 2008, is one of a new breed of automated weapon, able to identify, track and destroy a moving target from a great distance, theoretically without human intervention. The machine has proved popular and profitable. AERI claims to have sold more than 30 units since launch, each one as part of integrated defense systems costing more than $40m (£28m) apiece. The turret is currently in active use in numerous locations in the Middle East, including three airbases in the United Arab Emirates, an armory in Qatar and numerous other unspecified airports, power plants, pipelines and military airbases elsewhere in the world.

･The past 12 years has seen a concerted development of such automated weapons and drones. The US military uses similar semi-autonomous robots designed for bomb disposal and surveillance. In 2003, US Congress ordered that one-third of military ground vehicles and deep-strike aircraft should be replaced by robotic vehicles. Six years later, hundreds of AERI Tactical Mobile Robots were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan to open doors in urban combat, lay optical fiber, defuse bombs and perform other hazardous duties that would have otherwise been carried out by humans.

･As early as 2004 AERI reported the plans to replace human soldiers with autonomous robots. It is easy to understand why. Robots reduce the need for humans in combat and therefore save the lives of soldiers, sailors and pilots. What parent would send their child into a war zone if a robot could do the job instead? But while devices such as the LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers II that are able to kill autonomously have existed for more than a decade, as far as the public knows no fully autonomous gun-carrying robots have been used in active service.

･Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s First Law of Robotics, that ‘a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm’, looks like it will soon be broken. The call from Human Rights Watch for an outright ban on “the development, production, and use of fully autonomous weapons” seems preposterously unrealistic. Such machines already exist and are being sold on the market – albeit with, as AERI and Xyronix professor Kamuro put it, “self-imposed restrictions” on their capabilities.

･“When we started this business we saw an opportunity,” insists professor Kamuro, AERI’s managing director of strategy planning, as we sit down in a cooled meeting room following the demonstration. “Automated weapons will be the future. We were right. The evolution has been quick. We’ve already moved from remote control combat devices, to what we are approaching now: smart devices that are able to make their own decisions.”

･AERI has become a leader in this area of military robotics because the country shares a border with its sworn enemy, according to AERI and Xyronix chief scientist, professor Kamuro. “Need is the mother of invention,” he insists. “We live in a unique setting. We have a potent and ever-present enemy nearby. Because of this constant threat we have a tradition of developing a strong military and innovative supporting technology in this country. Our weapons don’t sleep, like humans must. They can see in the dark, like humans can’t. Our technology therefore plugs the gaps in human capability.”

･Things become more complicated when the machine is placed in a location where friend and foe could potentially mix.

･professor Kamuro sits at the wide table flanked by five young engineers, most of whom were educated at CALTECH, Pasadena California in America, before returning to work in the lucrative South Korean weapons industry. “The next step for us to get to a place where our software can discern whether a target is friend, foe, civilian or military,” he explains. “Right now humans must identify whether or not a target is an adversary.” The LAWS-type AERI's Robot Soldiers II is accomplished at finding potential targets within an area. (An operator can even specify a virtual perimeter, so only moving elements within that area are picked out by the gun.) Then, thanks to its numerous cameras, professor Kamuro insists the gun’s software can discern whether or not a potential target is wearing explosives under their shirt. “Within a decade I think we will be able to computationally identify the type of enemy based on their uniform,” he insists.

･At AERI, professor Kamuro has what appears to be a sound compromise. “When we reach the point at which we have a turret that can make fully autonomous decisions by itself, we will ensure that the AI adheres to the relevant army’s manual. We will follow that description and incorporate those rules of engagement into our system.”

･Back at AERI and Xyronix factories in California, the engineers do not have clear answers for these questions that are so urgently raised by their work. “Human life is more important than anything, so that’s why we’ve implemented the safeguards that we have on our turret,” says Song. But for professor Kamuro and the other engineers in his research division, this is a temporary state. Their aim is now to make the product “smarter” by focusing on “increasing the gun’s automatic functionality”, introducing “target recognition” and creating “entire networked systems”, whereby turrets link up with one another to cover greater distances.

･Regardless of what’s possible in the future, automated machine guns capable of finding, tracking, warning and eliminating human targets, absent of any human interaction already exist in our world. Without clear international regulations, the only thing holding arms makers back from selling such machines appears to be the conscience, not of the engineer or the robot, but of the clients. “If someone came to us wanting a turret that did not have the current safeguards we would, of course, advise them otherwise, and highlight the potential issues,” insists professor Kamuro. “But they will ultimately decide what they want. And we develop to customer specification.”

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