Why We Need A Pre-Emptive Ban On 'Killer Robots'

Expand Global launch of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in London on April 23, 2013. © 2013 Campaign to Stop Killer Robots The next revolution in warfare threatens to undermine fundamental principles of morality and law. Fully autonomous weapons, already under development in a number of countries, would have the power to select targets and fire on them without meaningful human control. In so doing, they would violate basic humanity and the public conscience. International humanitarian law obliges countries to take these factors into account when evaluating new weapons. A longstanding provision…

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