A Forward-looking Reading about Smart, Autonomous Weapons

Today, the tools and means of war have evolved, and their dependence on machines and technology has become greater than their dependence on the human element.New combat means of war that are different from their predecessors have been introduced into the military field.Here we refer to smart, autonomous weapons supported by artificial intelligence technologies, which have become the talk of the international community due to what It has created problems on the humanitarian, moral, and military levels.In this research study, we will discuss the nature of these smart weapons, the stages of their development, their most important characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages, by following the descriptive analytical approach.The research has reached results, the most important of which is that smart weapons supported by artificial intelligence techniques have become a lethal weapon.Given its independence in decision-making without human intervention, and the machine learning mechanism that made it selfdevelop, we have proposed several recommendations, the most important of which is the demand to ban this type of weapon, or to subject it to the rules of international humanitarian law.