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168 APPENDIX B. QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION VALUE DELIBERATION PROCESS RESULTS I am currently in my empirical phase of my PhD and would like to ask your expert opinion by answering three questions at the bottom of this email on my recent work. As part of my PhD, I conducted an online value deliberation on the deployment of Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) with 2 expert panels in November 2021 based on the Value Deliberation Process (figure 1). Value deliberation is a form of participative deliberation aimed at creating mutual understanding on the various perspectives of the participants. The Value Deliberation Process consisted of a survey, send to the participants in two parts, and a virtual meeting. To complement my findings from the 2 expert panels, I would like to ask you three questions after you have read the results and conclusions listed below. This will take about 7 minutes to complete. Your answers will give insight if my findings can be useful in practice. I will anonymize your answers when I incorporate them in my research. Figure 1. Research set-up for value deliberation Research set-up The following scenario was used throughout the survey to describe the situation: An Autonomous Weapon System provides force protection for soldiers that are clearing the road from improvised explosive devices. The Autonomous Weapon System is equipped with surveillance equipment, weapons (airto-ground missiles) and flies autonomously in the Area of Operation. It is programmed to avoid flying over a restricted operating zone and an electronic warfare threat. The Autonomous Weapon System is equipped with facial and image recognition software for people, weapons and explosives. It is programmed with different options to engage when APPENDIX B

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