[3] The US affirmed in November 2015 that «there is broad agreement that lethal
autonomous weapon systems do not exist» and do not refer to «remotely piloted drones, nor precision - guided munitions or defensive systems.»
Not exact matches
«I would like to reaffirm that KAIST
does not have any intention to engage in development of lethal
autonomous weapons systems and killer robots,» Shin said in a statement.
The UK made a detailed intervention that included the statement that it «
does not believe there would be any utility in a fully
autonomous weapon system.»
These questions
do not however exist only for LAWS, but also for enhanced
autonomous functions of
weapons systems in general.
The talks could and should result in a new CCW protocol requiring meaningful human control over attacks and prohibiting lethal
autonomous weapons systems (
systems that
do not allow for that human control).
Second, the majority of states, including my own, Canada,
do not have national policies on
autonomous weapons systems.
Compared to the 2013's report's extensive analysis and four recommendations on «lethal
autonomous robotics,» the 2014 report contains a brief reference to what it now calls «
autonomous weapons systems» and recommends that the Human Rights Council «engage with the work
done by the disarmament structures in this regard.»
Zimbabwe said that it was joining like - minded delegations to support the call to preemptively ban lethal
autonomous weapon systems because it saw «merit and wisdom in
doing what is right and necessary to safeguard this and future generations» from the
weapons.
Professor Stuart Russell described an emerging consensus in the artificial intelligence and robotics community against
autonomous weapons systems as «most don't want to build
systems that will kill.»
The function providing an
autonomous weapon the ability to make the «kill decision»
does not have an equivalent civilian use therefore, pre-emptive ban on
autonomous weapons systems would have no impact on the funding of research and development for artificial intelligence.
The UK and US expressed support for the CCW process to address lethal
autonomous weapons systems but
did not indicate if that includes establishing a Group of Governmental Experts.
«I would like to reaffirm that KAIST
does not have any intention to engage in development of lethal
autonomous weapons systems and killer robots,» said Shin.
In the event that states adopt a new CCW protocol on lethal
autonomous weapons systems — where talks have been underway since 2014 and another round is due in April — the report states that «it will be natural for
autonomous weapons to be added to the list of
weapon types that provide grounds for the exclusion of companies under the Fund's ethical guidelines, in the same way as it has
done» before.
We're referring specifically to «lethal
autonomous weapons systems (LAWS)»;
systems where a human
does not make the final decision for a machine to take a potentially lethal action.
The CCW process on lethal
autonomous weapon systems could and should result in a new CCW protocol banning these
weapons, but it should not take many years to
do so.
The UN Secretary - General himself spoke about
autonomous weapons systems at the board's meeting on 7 March and encouraged its members to continue looking at what can be
done about the
weapons.
One way is to contact your government to find out its position on fully
autonomous weapons:
Does it support the calls to ban
weapons systems that, once activated, would select and attack targets without meaningful human control?
There's a need to focus greater attention on the ongoing diplomatic process at the Convention on Conventional
Weapons (CCW) in Geneva, where some 90 countries are considering what to
do about lethal
autonomous weapons systems.
Lawand said that «uniquely human judgment» may be necessary for interpreting the rules of international humanitarian law and asked if
autonomous weapons systems could
do that.
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots urges all nations that have not yet
done so to join the 19 countries that support the call for a ban on lethal
autonomous weapons system and work towards that objective.
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.
The concept is not about finding or building a «better» or «safer»
autonomous weapon system but about drawing the line to prohibit
systems that
do not come under human control.
Throughout the year, Russia objected to the creation of a Group of Governmental Experts, raising «major doubts» about the need to
do so now and arguing that it was «premature» when there is not yet an agreed - upon definition of lethal
autonomous weapons systems.
The US and others state that lethal
autonomous weapon systems «
do not exist» and
do not encompass remotely piloted drones, precision - guided munitions, or defensive
systems.
t's not far - fetched to think about lethal
autonomous weapons systems now» in order to consider consequences of this technology and what can be
done.