The responsibility of individuals and the international responsibility of the government for the use of weapons equipped with artificial intelligence

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student of Law Department, Karaj branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

2 .Assistant Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of International Law, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Recently, the application of completely autonomous systems artificial intelligence has become feasible in practice and will be used on a wide scale in the future. These systems will have ability to automatically select and identify their targets and carry out their mission without the control and involvement of human agents. the development of these systems has caused concern among experts and their fear is that these systems will not be able harmonize with international legal standards.This research tries examine the legal status of weapons equipped with artificial intelligence, of the principles of humanitarian rights, show that despite the belief of some robotics scientists, artificial intelligence will never be able to respect the principles humanitarian rights, and without a doubt, if it is given complete independence With these weaponscomplete removal of humans from the decision-making chain, international law will once serious and new challenges. One of the questions that comes to mind is that these systems commits a war crime or a violation humanitarian rights, who responsible for it, and what is the role of international institutions resolving the resulting disputes

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World Politics
Volume 11, Issue 2 - Serial Number 40
September 2022
Pages 337-360

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