The prospect of ongoing war in the Middle East has our military turning to drones or robotic agents to seek out insurgent leaders. As an undergrad in cognitive science, I remember professors and students (myself included) excited about the large-scale investment our government had put in signal detection for warfare. Sounded like a terrific idea at the time - less American troops put in harm's way. But at what cost?
In a recent attempt to kill a Taliban leader, an unmanned aircraft had a false alarm and fired missiles at a religious school in Pakistan, killing at least eight school children (see full article). Would a human pilot have been better?
In a recent attempt to kill a Taliban leader, an unmanned aircraft had a false alarm and fired missiles at a religious school in Pakistan, killing at least eight school children (see full article). Would a human pilot have been better?
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