Today, Thursday, September 23, 4-6pm, Doheny Intellectual Commons (DML 233)
Peter Singer, Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. Co-sponsors: USC College Commons series, International Studies Association (ISA). Organized by Douglas Becker, Assistant Professor (teaching) of International Relations, USC
Author Peter W. Singer of the Brookings Institute will speak on the rise of robotics in warfare. His book Wired for War is the new standard-bearer on the topic. It covers the technological, political, ethical, legal, moral, and practical consequences of unmanned weapons systems.