• Esha Yadav
• Mrs Priyadarshini Tiwari

ABSTRACT: Cyberterrorism is a worldwide concern that is often disregarded and undervalued in India. After the United States and China, India has the most "Netizens," or people who utilize the internet. Their over-reliance on the internet made them more vulnerable and converted their animosity into a desire for vengeance, turning them into cyber-warriors, criminals, and enemies of the nation. The majority of Indians are oblivious to the dangers of cyberspace and become victims of online fraud. The globe now has a plethora of options to expand its financial infrastructure thanks to information technology. Cybercrimes are growing every second. The people who use the internet are illiterate and believe that no one is watching what they do. The enormous expansion of the cyber world brought with it the fear of cyber terrorism. Cyberattacks frequently portray psychological health, public confidence, and political views as either deadly or non-lethal. In general, it should be considered that cyberterrorism only impacts the national security framework. Yet, it also has an impact on their mental and cognitive health. The proliferation of cyberterrorism has led to a sharp rise in cyberattacks over the last several years. It has damaged vital command and control systems, nuclear facilities, and caused catastrophic catastrophe. Cyber specialists are attempting to increase the capacity to thwart cyberattacks against critical nuclear plants, commercial and banking systems, defense websites, and government systems. Autonomous weapons use little to no human intervention to engage and destroy targets. Although fully autonomous weapons are not currently in production, many nations are creating or using systems that are almost autonomous. Even defensive systems will drastically alter how states see war and have a direct impact on trade and the balance of power, even if no government has admitted to fielding autonomous offensive weaponry. The morality of these weapons and their status under international humanitarian law are the subject of a small but fierce global debate. The state of Pakistan and the UN special envoy on extrajudicial murders have both offered arguments in support of a preemptive moratorium on the creation of such weapons, even if a consensus has not yet been established. India should examine this discussion from the perspective of its security requirements. The nation's defenses will be strengthened by autonomous weaponry, which may even be more effective than human soldiers in achieving some strategic goals like thwarting cross-border incursion. India should actively participate in the process of establishing an international regulatory framework and develop autonomous weaponry. This research aims to give a general review of autonomous weapons' current situation and discuss whether or not they need to be outlawed.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Weapons, Cyber Security, Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), Military artificial Intelligence (MIA), Machine Learning (ML), Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

"CYBER TERRORISM AND AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS - THE RISK OF AI IN WARFARE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.b59-b64, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405107.pdf

"CYBER TERRORISM AND AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS - THE RISK OF AI IN WARFARE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppb59-b64, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405107.pdf