Army of none vs Military Robots: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drone aircraft, Moral and ethical aspects, Robots, War
Army of none
"What happens when a Predator drone has as much autonomy as a Google car? Although it sounds like science fiction, the technology to create weapons that could hunt and destroy targets on their own already exists. Paul…
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Military Robots
Philosophers have wrestled over the morality and ethics of war for nearly as long as human beings have been waging it. The death and destruction that unmanned warfare entails magnifies the moral and ethical challenges…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Military Robots is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Army of none.
- Army of none has the widest readership — 22 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Army of none | Military Robots | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (14) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (22) | — |
Reception
| Army of none | Military Robots | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22 | 1 |
| Editions | 5 | 6 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Pages | 442 | 280 |