Unorthodox Podcast – Episode Notes

🎙 Episode Title:When Drones Autonomously Kill

🔹 Episode Overview:

In this episode of Unorthodox, we dive into one of the most controversial and urgent ethical debates of our time: the role of Artificial Intelligence in modern warfare. AI is already shaping our daily lives—from social media algorithms to self-driving cars—but what happens when it starts making life-or-death decisions on the battlefield?

We explore how AI is revolutionising military strategies, the rise of autonomous weapons, and the chilling reality of AI-powered drones that can kill without human approval. With real-world case studies, including the 2020 Libya drone incident, we dissect the ethical, legal, and security challenges that AI warfare presents.

🔹 Key Topics Covered:

✅ The rise of AI-driven military technology: from autonomous drones to cyber warfare

✅ The real-life case study of the Kargu-2 drone attack in Libya—did AI make a kill decision on its own?

✅ The ethical dilemmas of AI in warfare: Who’s responsible when AI makes a mistake? Should machines be allowed to kill?

✅ The risk of AI making wars easier to start—will governments be more willing to fight if human soldiers aren’t at risk?

✅ The dangers of AI hacking and bias—what happens if an autonomous weapon is hijacked or makes the wrong call?

✅ The global debate on regulating AI weapons—should we ban them before it’s too late?

🔹 Why This Matters:

AI warfare is no longer science fiction. As nations race to develop intelligent weapons, we must ask hard questions now about the future we want to create. Will AI make wars safer or more dangerous? And once we give machines the power to kill, can we ever take it back?

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💬 What do you think? Should AI weapons be banned, or can they be used ethically? Let us know your thoughts!

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