Meaningful Human Control - Autonomous Weapon Systems between Regulation and Reflexion

The development and application of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) is one of the most pressing problems of international security and peace. Stakeholders from politics, civil society, military, science and academia are debating controversially whether and to what extent the expansion of AI-based mechanized autonomy threatens a loss of human ...

Duration: 04/2022 - 03/2026

Funded by: BMBF

GRK 1479: Automatisms - Cultural Techniques of Complexity Reduction

Automatisms are defined as processes that largely elude conscious control. They exist on the level of individual and collective action as well as in interactions with technology. Since they are rooted in repetition ‒ rather than in creativity, planning, or design ‒ automatisms are close to the mechanical.At the same time, these processes do not ...

Duration: 03/2008 - 04/2017

Funded by: DFG

Contact: Prof. Dr. Norbert Eke