Finland (22 October) Finland welcomes the initial discussions on lethal
autonomous weapons systems within the CCW.
Under «frontier issues,» the UN Secretary General's High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, remarked that: «Rapid advances in the civilian and military application of artificial intelligence should continue to give impetus for formal deliberations on lethal
autonomous weapon systems within the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.»
Not exact matches
Prioritizing the security of citizens changed the conversation and a similar shift could be expected
within the discussion of
autonomous weapons systems.
Switzerland, 8 October We welcome the fact that the question of lethal
autonomous weapon systems is being addressed
within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
South Africa, 26 October Informal discussions on lethal
autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) have been taking place
within the Certain Conventional
Weapons Convention (CCW) for the last few years.
France, 26 October In 2015,
within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional
Weapons (CCW), we continued the discussions on Lethal
autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) that France initiated in 2014.
While developing new
weapon systems, both LAWS as well as
weapon systems with more advanced
autonomous functions in general, states should remain
within the boundaries of international law.
... Finally, it is also worth noting the discussion of lethal
autonomous weapons system, held for the first time
within the structure of the CCW.
Any statements renouncing these
weapons systems are welcome and show how the discourse and the debate
within the armed forces of various countries are is increasingly focusing not only questions relating to the legality of fully
autonomous weapons, but the much bigger concerns.