Sentences with phrase «several autonomous weapons systems»

Several autonomous weapons systems with various degrees of human control are currently in use by high - tech militaries, including CCW states China, the US, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.

Several autonomous weapons systems with various degrees of human control are currently in use by high - tech militaries including the US, China, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.

Not exact matches

Several nations said that lack of clarity over the kinds of autonomous weapons and systems of concern was exactly why experts need to start considering this challenge.

In January 2017, several members of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots attended a retreat by artificial intelligence leaders at Asilomar in Monterey, California in January 2017, which issued a set of «principles» including a call to retain human control of systems with artificial intelligence and affirms the urgent need to avoiding an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons systems.

Concerns over an arms race were raised several times in the course of the Chatham House conference, which was sponsored by BAE Systems, manufacturer of the Taranis autonomous aircraft, the prime example of a UK precursor to autonomous weapons technology.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued a new edition of its quarterly journal International Review of the Red Cross, focused on new technologies and warfare and featuring articles by several members of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots: Dr. Peter Asaro of ICRAC on banning autonomous weapons systems, Prof. Noel Sharkey of ICRAC on autonomous robot warfare, and Richard Moyes and Thomas Nash of Article 36 on the role of civil society in the development of standards on new weapons.

A «food for thought» paper disseminated by the GGE chair with key questions for states contains several technology and legal / ethical issues that do not directly relate to the issue of lethal autonomous weapons systems.

According to the report, «several nations are working towards the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems that can assess information, choose targets and open fire without human intervention» which raises «new challenges for international law and the protection of noncombatants.»

Deliberations on autonomous weapons systems should not be limited to considering transparency measures or article 36 weapons reviews, as several nations have noted.