This Is The Age Of The Autonomous 'Killer Robots'

Saturday, 15 November 2014


It is not hard to imagine private drone army like Skynet’s from the Terminator movie - the technology is there. Newswire



'Killer Robots' Need To Be Strictly Monitored, Nations Warn At UN Meeting -- The Guardian



Countries warn of potential dangers of autonomous weapons systems they say are at risk of violating international and humanitarian law



“Killer robots” – autonomous weapons systems that can identify and destroy targets in the absence of human control – should be strictly monitored to prevent violations of international or humanitarian law, nations from around the world demanded on Thursday.



The European Union, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Mexico and Sierra Leone, among other states, lined up at a special UN meeting in Geneva to warn of the potential dangers of this rapidly advancing technology. Several countries spoke of the need for ongoing scrutiny to ensure that the weapons conformed to the Geneva conventions’ rules on proportionality in war.



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More News On The Recent UN Meeting Warning About The Rise Of Autonomous 'Killer Robots'



Countries Around The World Are Worried About 'Killer Robots' -- Business Insider

UN sounds alarm on rise of autonomous 'killer robots' -- RT

UN: ‘Killer Robot’ Talks Go Forward, Slowly -- Human Rights Watch

Special UN meeting urges stricter controls over killer robots -- South China Morning Post

Should future wars be fought by killer robots? -- The Telegraph

Asimov’s Laws of Robotics Do Not Apply to Terminator or Military Drones -- Newswire

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