Ethical Considerations For Unmanned Combat

Unmanned combat is on its way of development,and is improved with the advance of artificial intelligence.However,sorts of ethics problems are incurred,as the combat mode of unmanned combat evolves and promotes the operation effect.This thesis is focused on the ethics problems in unmanned combat,aiming at pushing forward unmanned combat in ethics and constructing the ethics system proper for the unmanned combat of China.Through analyzing unmanned combat in concept,status quo and tendency,the main ethics problems caused by unmanned combat is elucidated,including dilemma of distinguishing striking targets,defining warfare,attributing war responsibility,the asymmetric combat subjects,and also the ethics predicaments owing to the strike to the international law and human right law.Objectively are the reasons of all these problems anatomized which are induced as being lagging of the ethics system,lack of policies and rules and limited by technology and design.Eventually,the measures are discussed towards the reasons.In ethics,it is to raise up the social responsibility of scientists and enhance the psychological service of operation staffs so that they can grasp the right developing direction.Technologically,through strengthening the international technology communication,the philosophical thought can be imbued into the advance of the artificial intelligence technology,so that the technology will be consistent with the humanity which promotes the artificial intelligence.And as to rules,a sound overseeing stage is ought to be set up for unmanned combat by means of establishing international supervision institute and raising the sanction grade.