Packer / Reeves Killer Apps

War, Media, Machine
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4780-0727-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Packer, Jeremy

Reeves, Joshua

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.