The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence has spoke of its fears regarding the ethics of autonomous weapons. One of the largest concerns was the risk of autonomous weapons "lowering the barrier of war". In a recent interview with CNN, Dr Stephen Hawking said that he believed AI could be used to create an artificial intelligence capable of killing humans.
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence has spoke of its fears regarding the ethics of autonomous weapons. One of the largest concerns was the risk of autonomous weapons "lowering the barrier of war". However, pro-developers argue that the use of robots will be more stringent in applying laws and guidelines of war, and any ban of robots would be impossible to police.