Post · 2026
Verifiable Geofencing for Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Attenuating a system's capabilities as a function of verified location evidence.
Purpose
What an autonomous weapon may do is a natural thing to make contingent on location; a geofence is only as good as the location evidence behind it.
Approach
A sketch applying verifiable geofencing to lethal autonomous weapons systems.
Status
In preparation.
Connections
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