Who’s calling the shots on lethal autonomous weapons systems?

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Nairobi — Countries are rapidly developing “killer robots” — machines with artificial intelligence 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.

“Some kind of human control is necessary ... Only humans can make context-specific judgments of distinction, proportionality and precautions in combat,” said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross . AI researchers, defence analysts and roboticists say LAWS, such as military robots, are no longer confined to the realm of science fiction or video games, but are fast progressing from graphic design boards to defence engineering laboratories.

“Don’t be mistaken by the nonsense of how intelligent these weapons will be,” said Noel Sharkey, chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control and an AI and robotics expert at Britain’s University of Sheffield. “You simply can’t trust an algorithm — no matter how smart — to seek out, identify and kill the correct target, especially in the complexity of war.”

Mary Wareham, HRW’s arms division advocacy director, said countries have held eight meetings under the UN convention on certain conventional weapons since 2014 to discuss the issue, but there has been no progress.

 

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