Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design
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Cummings, ML
Published in: IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
September 1, 2004
With the increasing presence of computing in all facets of life, the impact of computer-control on a user's sense of autonomy and moral responsibility and the responsibilities of designers when building such systems has become a topic of considerable ethical interest. This report outlines the ethical and social issues surrounding the design of human-computer interfaces that are designed for control of highly autonomous weapons systems. The argument is that when directing highly autonomous weapons through a human-computer interface that provides a virtual user-friendly world, moral buffers can be more easily created as a consequence of both psychological distancing and compartmentalization.
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IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
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0278-0097
Publication Date
September 1, 2004
Volume
23
Issue
3
Related Subject Headings
- Information Systems
- 1608 Sociology
- 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- 0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences
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Cummings, M. L. (2004). Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.1109/MTAS.2004.1337888
Cummings, M. L. “Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design.” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 23, no. 3 (September 1, 2004). https://doi.org/10.1109/MTAS.2004.1337888.
Cummings ML. Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. 2004 Sep 1;23(3).
Cummings, M. L. “Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design.” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, vol. 23, no. 3, Sept. 2004. Scopus, doi:10.1109/MTAS.2004.1337888.
Cummings ML. Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. 2004 Sep 1;23(3).
Published In
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
DOI
ISSN
0278-0097
Publication Date
September 1, 2004
Volume
23
Issue
3
Related Subject Headings
- Information Systems
- 1608 Sociology
- 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- 0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences