In the statement, 272 experts from 37 countries say that, «given the limitations and unknown future risks of autonomous robot weapons technology, we call for a prohibition on their development and deployment. (stopkillerrobots.org)
In the press statement, the initiators claim that «[u] rgent action is needed to pre-emptively ban lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets without any human intervention». (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Memorandum for delegates at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) Geneva, 13 - 17 November 2017 ICRAC is an international not - for - profit association of scientists, technologists, lawyers and policy experts committed to the peaceful use of robotics and the regulation of robot weapons. (icrac.net)