Rise of the Autonomous Machines
This work addresses the problem of clarifying obstacles for researchers and developers in the field of autonomous machines, but it is incremental as it primarily reviews and categorizes existing challenges.
The paper identifies and categorizes technical and non-technical challenges in autonomous machines across ten areas, reviewing current status and potential research directions to help define development goals.
After decades of uninterrupted progress and growth, information technology has so evolved that it can be said we are entering the age of autonomous machines, but there exist many roadblocks in the way of making this a reality. In this article, we make a preliminary attempt at recognizing and categorizing the technical and non-technical challenges of autonomous machines; for each of the ten areas we have identified, we review current status, roadblocks, and potential research directions. It is hoped that this will help the community define clear, effective, and more formal development goalposts for the future.