Algorithmic Aversion? Experimental Evidence on the Elasticity of Public Attitudes to "Killer Robots"

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09636412.2023.2250259" target="_blank" >10.1080/09636412.2023.2250259</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Algorithmic Aversion? Experimental Evidence on the Elasticity of Public Attitudes to "Killer Robots"

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Lethal autonomous weapon systems present a prominent yet controversial military innovation. While previous studies have indicated that the deployment of &quot;killer robots&quot; would face considerable public opposition, our understanding of the elasticity of these attitudes, contingent on different factors, remains limited. In this article, we aim to explore the sensitivity of public attitudes to three specific factors: concerns about the accident-prone nature of the technology, concerns about responsibility attribution for adverse outcomes, and concerns about the inherently undignified nature of automated killing. Our survey experiment with a large sample of Americans reveals that public attitudes toward autonomous weapons are significantly contingent on beliefs about their error-proneness relative to human-operated systems. Additionally, we find limited evidence that individuals concerned about human dignity violations are more likely to oppose &quot;killer robots.&quot; These findings hold significance for current policy debates about the international regulation of autonomous weapons.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Algorithmic Aversion? Experimental Evidence on the Elasticity of Public Attitudes to "Killer Robots"

Popis výsledku anglicky

Lethal autonomous weapon systems present a prominent yet controversial military innovation. While previous studies have indicated that the deployment of &quot;killer robots&quot; would face considerable public opposition, our understanding of the elasticity of these attitudes, contingent on different factors, remains limited. In this article, we aim to explore the sensitivity of public attitudes to three specific factors: concerns about the accident-prone nature of the technology, concerns about responsibility attribution for adverse outcomes, and concerns about the inherently undignified nature of automated killing. Our survey experiment with a large sample of Americans reveals that public attitudes toward autonomous weapons are significantly contingent on beliefs about their error-proneness relative to human-operated systems. Additionally, we find limited evidence that individuals concerned about human dignity violations are more likely to oppose &quot;killer robots.&quot; These findings hold significance for current policy debates about the international regulation of autonomous weapons.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Security Studies

ISSN

0963-6412

e-ISSN

1556-1852

Svazek periodika

33

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

31

Strana od-do

115-145

Kód UT WoS článku

001071914100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85172783788