Episode
The Ethics of Autonomous Weapons Systems
Software Engineering Daily · Apr 30, 2026 · 1 h 07 min
Artificial intelligence is transforming warfare faster than the legal and ethical frameworks designed to govern it. Militaries around the world are deploying AI-powered decision support systems to identify targets, assess proportionality, and direct weapons. The gap between what is technically possible and what international law can effectively regulate is widening by the day. Yuval Shany is a…