PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES ON DRONE AUTONOMY
PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES ON DRONE AUTONOMY

Author(s): Cătălin BALMUȘ
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: drone; autonomous; automated; autonomy levels; artificial intelligence.
Summary/Abstract: Starting with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and extending to Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine, unmanned systems have played a significant role in the conduct of operations. However, they have generally been operated in a context that required remote control, with limited automation, and only for functions such as take-off and landing. In the near future, these aircraft will evolve and become increasingly autonomous, eventually transforming into true robotic systems. However, when human concepts such as intelligence, autonomy, or emotion are assigned as descriptors for machines, such as autonomous systems, intelligent robots, sensing robots, etc., confusion can arise. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the ethics of using these systems, especially when it involves technology deciding when human lives are taken.

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