The phrase "automated weapons" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing weapons systems that operate with minimal human intervention, often in military or technological contexts.
Example: "The debate over the ethics of automated weapons continues to escalate as technology advances."
Alternatives: "robotic weapons" or "autonomous weapons".
And we have proof of that because fully automated weapons, like machine guns, have been essentially banned since 1934.
An article on Nov. 12 about automated weapons paraphrased incorrectly from comments by Paul Scharre, a weapons specialist now at the Center for a New American Security.
Professor Sharkey is also chairman of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, an organisation he co-founded six years ago to promote "the peaceful use of robotics" and the regulation of automated weapons.
As deep learning techniques have matured, the global research community has begun to identify potential misuses in privacy, automated weapons, political system manipulation, and security.
Automated weapons would take things a step further, removing human intervention entirely, and potentially improving efficiency.
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The issue of automating lethal weapons has been a concern for scientists as well as military and policy experts for some time.
AI programs diagnose heart disease, fly and land airplanes, guide autonomous weapons, make automated investment decisions for a trillion dollars' worth of funds and guide industrial processes.
Weapons are becoming increasingly automated.
What if weapons of war are completely automated and turned loose to name their own targets?
With automated labor on the horizon, and the looming existential threats of artificial intelligence (AI), nuclear weapons, and climate change, there is too much at stake to prolong the status quo.
