Frank Sauer joins the podcast to discuss autonomy in weapon systems, killer drones, low-tech defenses against drones, the flaws and unpredictability of autonomous weapon systems, and the political possibilities of regulating such systems. You can learn more about Frank's work here: https://metis.unibw.de/en/

Timestamps:

00:00 Autonomy in weapon systems

12:19 Balance of offense and defense

20:05 Killer drone systems

28:53 Is autonomy like nuclear weapons?

37:20 Low-tech defenses against drones

48:29 Autonomy and power balance

1:00:24 Tricking autonomous systems

1:07:53 Unpredictability of autonomous systems

1:13:16 Will we trust autonomous systems too much?

1:27:28 Legal terminology

1:32:12 Political possibilities