Sentences with phrase «existing autonomous weapons systems»

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The AI scientists claim the university is developing autonomous weapons, or «killer robots,» whereas university officials say the goal of the research is to improve existing defense systems.

Based on these touchpoints, states should be prepared to explain how control is applied over existing weapons systems, especially those with certain autonomous or automatic functions.

These questions do not however exist only for LAWS, but also for enhanced autonomous functions of weapons systems in general.

[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.»

These could include, inter alia, the ability of a fully autonomous system to conform to existing law (including international humanitarian law, human rights law or general international law); potential problems associated with the design of future fully autonomous weapons that could require disarmament action, or the ethical limits to robotic autonomy in deciding on the life or death of a human, to quote just a few.»

At this week's CCW Fifth Review Conference, China for the first time said it sees a need for a new international instrument on lethal autonomous weapons systems, as it questioned the adequacy of existing international law to deal with the challenges posed.

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.