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Japanese robotics experts are scheduled to provide expert presentations at the first Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) experts meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva on 13 - 16 May 2014, including Mr. Hajime Wakuda, director for defense industry, aerospace at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Dr. Heigo Sato from Takushoku University.

Apr. 6: Pakistan's new Foreign Secretary, Tehmina Janjua, reaffirms the government's support for the goal of a preemptive ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems in a letter to the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

The 2014 experts meeting concentrated on the role played by autonomous weapons systems in situations of armed conflict in part because their possible use in law enforcement and other situations is seen as a matter better suited to the Human Rights Council.

Russell first screened the film at a Campaign to Stop Killer Robots briefing for delegates attending the Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva last month.

Therefore, there was just one meeting of the CCW's Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems in 2017, on 13 - 17 November.

The AI research community is calling for the opposite — bold and decisive action to prohibit autonomous weapons systems in order to support the development of AI that would benefit humanity.»

At least 23 nations spoke on the matter of autonomous weapons systems in their statements: Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czech Republic, Canada, Croatia, Ecuador, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and the USA.

Many of the 21 countries that attended an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) meeting on autonomous weapons systems in late March are expected to actively participate in the CCW experts meeting (Algeria, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, UK, and US).

United Kingdom (23 October) In the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) we thank France for leading a productive, informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems in May.

Most of the CCW's 124 high contracting parties participated in three meetings on lethal autonomous weapons systems in 2014 - 2016, in addition to UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

For that reason the UK took part in the productive informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems in April this year at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).

This growth reflects the strength of the «no more manpanels» initiative that campaigners started after the first CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in May 2014 featured 18 speakers but all were men.

Ambassador Jean - Hugues Simon - Michel of France chaired the first CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in May 2014 and has been replaced by Ambassador Guitton, who is a friend of the chair of the third CCW meeting.

Current technological capabilities and foreseeable developments raise serious doubts about the ability to use autonomous weapon systems in compliance with international humanitarian law in all but the narrowest of scenarios and the simplest of environments.

Not exact matches

Created by Dr. Alexander Leveringhaus, who specializes in moral responsibility and robotic weapons, this initiative analyses how militaries can design ethically responsible combat systems using increasingly sophisticated and potentially autonomous technology.

Before embarking on the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems, we should bear in mind Walter M. Miller's 1954 science...

It is a confederation of non-governmental organisations and pressure groups lobbying for a ban on producing and deploying fully autonomous weapon systems — where the ability of a human to both choose the precise target and intervene in the final decision to attack is removed.

In the near term, world militaries are considering autonomous weapon systems that can choose and eliminate targets.»

«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.

Erin is involved in the ongoing diplomatic efforts to prohibit autonomous weapons systems (killer robots) and has spoken on the topic in Canada and at the United Nations.

... The Czech Republic welcomes new drive in the discussion on autonomous weapons systems.

These are some of the questions we have been exploring in the domain of self - driving vehicles, care robots, as well as lethal autonomous weapons systems, or LAWS.

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots will be working hard around the world in 2017 to support the development of national policies on autonomous weapons systems.

Originally published on the Forum on the Arms Trade's Looking Ahead blog, Erin Hunt looks at opportunities and challenges ahead in 2017 for efforts to preemptively ban autonomous weapons systems.

The ICRC welcomes the increased attention the international community is paying to autonomous weapons systems, including in the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

Government delegates attending next week's annual meeting of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations in Geneva will decide whether to continue in 2015 with multilateral talks on questions relating to «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

The next milestone for the international process concerns is the CCW's Fifth Review Conference on 12 - 16 December 2016, where states are expected to decide whether to continue the deliberations on lethal autonomous weapons systems and, if so, whether to formalize the mandate to a Group of Governmental Experts and increase the time dedicated to substantive deliberations in 2017.

In Canada, particularly, this year's defence review offered an opportunity for the government to hear from a number of experts on autonomous weapons systems.

That is why we are with those who are in favor of not only continuing, but deepening and intensifying the ongoing international debate about lethal autonomous weapons systems.

This 8,000 - word long - read profiles the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and includes the author's observations of the third CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems held in April 2016.

They should also express commitment to work in coordination with like - minded states, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders to conclude a legally binding instrument prohibiting the development, production, and use of lethal autonomous weapons systems by the end of 2019.

Recently, autonomous weapon systems have been in the news in Canada.

At the first Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems held at the UN in Geneva on 13 - 16 May 2014, a number of countries noted the relevance of international human rights law in their statements, including Croatia, Egypt, the Holy See, Mexico, Sierra Leone, and South Africa.

In light of persistent statements from some delegations that they are uncertain about what we are talking about here, we hope to hear states share their current understanding of autonomous weapons systems.

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.»

Armed drones and other autonomous weapons systems with decreasing levels of human control are currently in use and development by high - tech militaries including the US, China, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.

The first meeting of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems opens at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva on Monday, 13 November.

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots welcomes the decision taken by nations at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations in Geneva today to continue their deliberations on «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

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).

The statement by the global coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urges Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) states to continue the talks they started in May 2014 on questions raised by the emerging technology of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

In the CCW's work on autonomous weapons systems, we have learned more about Article 36 reviews but it is clear that states need to be more transparent, systemic and rigorous in their weapons review processeIn the CCW's work on autonomous weapons systems, we have learned more about Article 36 reviews but it is clear that states need to be more transparent, systemic and rigorous in their weapons review processein their weapons review processes.

Many of the 117 states party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) are expected to attend the four - day meeting of experts on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» in addition to representatives from international and UN agencies, -LSB-...]

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.»

Since its inception in 2012, ORI has been exploring roboethics questions in the domain of self - driving vehicles, care robots, and lethal autonomous weapons systems by taking on stakeholder - inclusive approaches to the questions.

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.

When states agreed to hold a third CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems they added one new element to the mandate language from previous years, namely that countries participating in the April 2016 meeting «may agree by consensus on recommendations for further work for consideration by the CCW's 2016 Fifth Review Conference.»

The second multilateral meeting on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» by members of the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) will be held at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva on 13 - 17 April 2015.

In February 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association issued a report recommending that «autonomous weapons systems that require no meaningful human control should be prohibited.»

The most significant development for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in 2016 came at the very end of the year when countries agreed to formalize and dedicate more time to their deliberations on lethal autonomous weapons systems.