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Activists urge killer robot ban ‘before it is too late’ |
2018-08-29 |
[DAWN] Countries should quickly agree a treaty banning the use of so-called killer robots "before it is too late", activists said on Monday as talks on the issue resumed at the UN. They say time is running out before weapons are deployed that use lethal force without a human making the final kill-order and have criticised the UN body hosting the talks ‐ the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) ‐ for moving too slowly. "Killer robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction," Rasha Abdul Rahim, When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... , said in a statement. "From artificially intelligent drones to automated guns that can choose their own targets, technological advances in weaponry are far outpacing international law," she said. "We are calling on states to take concrete steps to halt the spread of these dangerous weapons... before it is too late." Her comments came as a CCW group of governmental experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems began a week-long meeting in Geneva. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 But can it get another beer? Army robot can get itself up after it falls down |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-29 16:33 |
#5 Mr Juan Rico please come to the white courtesy phone. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-29 14:03 |
#4 Russia has started to test its 'Robocop' exo-skeleton armour that soldiers shoot machine guns ONE HANDED with 'computer-like accuracy' |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-29 13:58 |
#3 Russian arms firm Kalashnikov unveils 13ft walking soldier which (allegedly) fires weapons from its claws |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-29 13:57 |
#2 Anti-Semites. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-29 04:58 |
#1 ...TRANSLATION: "We're afraid the US is about to go full Skynet on us, and there's no way the Usual Suspects (TM) will ever catch up. Pass a resolution now so the damned Americans will look bad." Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-08-29 04:57 |