Escolar Documentos
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Cultura Documentos
Jared Clabough
Independent Research
2015-2016
weaponized machines be used.There is arguments for both sides supporters using arguments like
it will save the lives of our fellow country men while the naysayers do not wish autonomous
machines to be able to kill any person or population that is considered to be exuding aggressive
behavior. Either way if these weapons would to be used they would revolutionize war changing
the world and how wars are fought down to the core strategies.
Research Methodology:
Research Question - How will using/incorporating Artificial Intelligence into the military affect
the number of casualties and deaths in war.
Research Hypothesis - Using/incorporating artificial intelligence into the military will decrease
the number of casualties and deaths in a war.
Research Design Model - The design model that will be used is the qualitative method of
descriptive research. THis will be used because the issue is a matter of ethics so it cannot be
researched and explained using numbers. The research may also include some historical research
to look into the effects that other weapons had on the battlefield.
Data Collection -The proposal for the projects data collection is an interview with 5 or more
professionals in the field of artificial intelligence or computer science. The data collection will
be done through interviews because the topic is based around the ethics and moral values of the
people involved in the situation. The thoughts of the professionals and how they feel about the
topic of autonomous weapons will give good and thought provoking ideas about the positives
and negatives of these weapons.
This project will be based upon the findings of other researchers and drawing together
their research to draw conclusions based upon it. The data and research collected will be taken
and used to form cohesive arguments against the use of autonomous weapons.
Product Objectives:
The research will be used to create a video targeted towards high school students to
whom the creation of these weapons will be a major topic when they are adults and the
technology will be very close to completion if not completed by then. The research will be
presented as a video because in this day and age the children are surrounded by technology and it
would be good to approach the audience through a source of media they are more attached to.
Logistics:
The resources needed for this project are print, human, and media. To complete the
product the use of recording devices including audio and visual. Then finally for the video
editing devices are required. Then to present it, permission from the teacher of the class will be
required to show it.
Timeline: in third quarter, timeline will be added that outlines the data collection, product
development, and audience distribution.
Approval:
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Student Signature
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G/T resource Teacher Signature
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Mentor / Advisor Signature
Works Cited:
Garcia, D. (2015, April 25). Killer robots: Towards the loss of humanity. Retrieved
November 9, 2015, from http://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2015/killer-robotstoward-the-loss-of-humanity/
Lewis, T. (2014, December 4). A brief history of artificial intelligence. Retrieved October
13, 2015, from http://www.livescience.com/49007-history-of-artificial-intelligence.html