Autonomous Lethal Weapons
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Autonomous Lethal Weapons has been mentioned in one podcast episode on CBS Mornings (Mar 2023).
Lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) are a type of military drone or military robot which are autonomous in that they can independently search for and engage targets based on programmed constraints and descriptions. As of 2025, most military drones and military robots are not truly autonomous. LAWs are also known as lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), autonomous weapon systems (AWS), robotic weapons or killer robots. LAWs may engage in drone warfare in the air, on land, on water, underwater, or
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Mar 2023 on CBS Mornings |
| Field | Military Technology, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence |
Who talks about Autonomous Lethal Weapons on podcasts?
Matt (last name not stated) brought up Autonomous Lethal Weapons; the most recent mention was Mar 2023 on CBS Mornings.
- Full interview: "Godfather of artificial intelligence" talks impact and potential of AI on CBS Mornings (Mar 2023) — Matt (last name not stated)
What is Autonomous Lethal Weapons mentioned alongside?
Autonomous Lethal Weapons is most often mentioned alongside Deep Learning, Geneva Convention and Pittsburgh.
Mentioned together: Deep Learning, Geneva Convention, Pittsburgh, Britain, Google Translate, Transformer, GPT-2, ChatGPT, Symbolic AI, Neural Network