SGR has published one report and numerous other outputs on ethical concerns related to artificial intelligence and robotics. The main outputs are listed here. Further material can be found in the Emerging Technologies section of this website.
Reports and briefings
Andrew Simms, with Stuart Parkinson; November 2018
Main articles
UK universities and the further development of killer robots
Nico Edwards, Responsible Science journal, May 2023
Are UK universities being drawn into developing autonomous weapons?
Leyla Manthorpe Rizatepe, Responsible Science journal, October 2021
Lethal and autonomous: coming soon to a sky near you
Peter Burt, Responsible Science journal, June 2019
Prospects of robotic warfare are chilling but recognised
John Finney, Responsible Science journal, June 2019
An AI apocalypse isn’t the problem – technology-driven inequality is
Andrew Simms, New Scientist, November 2018
The quest for ‘brain-like machines’
Michael Reinsborough, SGR Newsletter, September 2016
Intervening in the 'rise' of the lethal autonomous weapon
Lucy Suchman, Responsible Science blog, September 2015
Automating warfare is ethically dangerous
Noel Sharkey, SGR Newsletter, January 2012
Armed drones: how remote-controlled, high-tech weapons are used against the poor
David Hookes, SGR Newsletter, winter 2011
The grim reality of robots at war
Noel Sharkey, SGR Newsletter, winter 2008
Predators, drones and robofly: robotics and the military
Chris Langley, SGR Newsletter, winter 2007
