Killer Apps
War, Media, Machine
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 2020
280 pages
978-1-4780-0727-2 (ISBN)
Description
Jeremy Packer and Joshua Reeves provide a critical account of the history and future of automation in warfare by highlighting the threats posed by the latest advances in media technology and artificial intelligence.
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Persons
Jeremy Packer is Associate Professor in the Institute for Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology at the University of Toronto.
Joshua Reeves is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Media at Oregon State University.
Joshua Reeves is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Media at Oregon State University.
Content
Acknowledgments vii
Preface to an Inauthentic Document ix
Introduction. Event Matrix (DoD) 1
1. Identification Friend or Foe (DoD) 29
2. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution (DoD) 48
3. Hostile Environment (DoD) 61
4. In Extremis (DoD) 89
5. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (DoD) 109
6. Autonomous Operation (DoD) 124
7. Vital Ground (DoD) 139
8. Escalation (DoD) 159
9. Unidentified Flying Objects (USAF) 175
Conclusion. Armistice (DoD) 198
Notes 217
References 235
Index 261
Preface to an Inauthentic Document ix
Introduction. Event Matrix (DoD) 1
1. Identification Friend or Foe (DoD) 29
2. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution (DoD) 48
3. Hostile Environment (DoD) 61
4. In Extremis (DoD) 89
5. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (DoD) 109
6. Autonomous Operation (DoD) 124
7. Vital Ground (DoD) 139
8. Escalation (DoD) 159
9. Unidentified Flying Objects (USAF) 175
Conclusion. Armistice (DoD) 198
Notes 217
References 235
Index 261
