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With the rapid advances in emerging technologies, countries increasingly rely on uncrewed air, space, and ground systems over the years to carry out complex missions with little oversight.

Also, the democratization of innovation has added to the complex dynamics of lone individuals having the ability to develop lethal weapons. In addition, the capability of self-operating autonomous systems and their application domains have expanded significantly in recent years, and no one is aware of each country’s potential. However, for those new to the topic, autonomous machines are made up of many intelligent systems working together (from different developers, different programs, and different locations) without any credible oversight or means to audit other parts and functions that can sense, plan, and act based on changing variables for the designated mission. So, the question is whether, in the context of war, are fully autonomous weaponry machines intelligent soldiers or the ticking time bomb for humanity?įrom mechanized systems to automated systems and now autonomous weapons systems that bring intelligence to military machines so they can sense, plan and act in a changing environment are on the rise. While it is still difficult to grasp, the reality is that the autonomous systems for warfare are here. It fundamentally changes the dynamics of warfare and war implications. So, the rise of Autonomous Weapons Systems, which are human-independent systems that apply lethal force to a targeted opponent during any war, means that these rapidly evolving weapon systems can pick and engage any military targets without any further intervention by a human (operator) once activated. With reference to wars, while war promotes the harm to and death of systems, infrastructure, and human beings, most humans still view human life as priceless. But unfortunately, this understanding also brings us a realization that while wars were there yesterday, they still exist today and will be there tomorrow as well. War is considered essential to resolving large-scale conflicts, and perhaps that is the reason we fight battles in all shapes and sizes. Risk Roundup: The Rise Of Autonomous Weapons Systems