Who’s calling the shots on lethal autonomous weapons systems?
Killer, robotic weapons with artificial intelligence are already being made, but there are no global rules over their use, warn tech and rights experts
18 January 2020 - 10:42
Nairobi — Countries are rapidly developing “killer robots” — machines with artificial intelligence (AI) that independently kill — but are moving at a snail’s pace on agreeing global rules over their use in future wars, warn technology and human rights experts.
From drones and missiles to tanks and submarines, semi-autonomous weapons systems have been used for decades to eliminate targets in modern day warfare — but they all have human supervision...
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