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Dear EASST list members,
Some of you may be interested in a new edited volume, *"The Realities of
Autonomous Weapons"*, published with Bristol University Press, fully OA.
*Access here the table of contents, the artworks and the book for free:
*
http://autonomous-weapons-book.com/
What are autonomous weapon systems (AWS) and how is AI used in military
contexts? What are the consequences when decision-making and targeting
is increasinglyautomated? In the public debate the answers to these
questions often oscillate between current military applications and
speculative futures drawn from science fiction.
The book explores how these realities shape and become themselves shaped
by popular culture, regulatory and ethics debates, military doctrines,
policies and research. It examines phenomena ranging from film and
artistic interpretations to warfare scenarios and weaponized artificial
intelligence.
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*We also want to invite you to our two book release events.*
The first will be held in Bristol (and hybrid) on 10 July, 2025 (see
details below); the second will be held at the Humboldt Institute for
Internet and Society in Berlin (HIIG) in October 2025.
*HYBRID BOOK RELEASE @Bristol Futures Institute
*
The book release event invites the audience to discuss the full scope of
this controversial technology, showing how autonomous weapon systems
mediate between reality, imagination, possibility and fiction.
*WHERE?* Bristol Digital Future Institute
*WHEN?* 10 July, 5pm-7:30 (BST) (hybrid)
*WHO?* Panelists
Lucy Suchman (University of Lancaster / ICRAC)
Thomas Christian Bächle (Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Berlin)
Jascha Bareis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Université de Fribourg)
Moderator: Ola Michalec (University of Bristol)
*HOW?*: You will receive your free ticket and hybrid link with
registering under.
https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bristol-digital-futures-institute/thu-10-jul-book-launch-the-realities-of-autonomous-weapons-130828#e130828
All the best,
Jascha Bareis and Thomas C. Bächle
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