Sentences with phrase «for lethal autonomous weapons systems»

The technical deliberations then turns on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning to focus on «characteristics» or «elements» that can help to establish a common understanding of the defining aspects of concern for lethal autonomous weapons systems.

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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.

When asked about an international ban across different types of lethal autonomous weapons for missions on land, air, and sea, 67 % of our participants indicated that all types of lethal autonomous systems should be internationally banned, while 14 % said that none of such systems should be banned.

2017 was the most challenging year yet for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots due to the faltering effort to advance international deliberations over «lethal autonomous weapons systems» aka fully autonomous weapons or killer robots.

Both the UN's letter and statement call for «inclusive and comprehensive dialogue» on the concerns posed by lethal autonomous weapons systems.

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).

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.

The campaign wrote to the new UN Secretary - General António Guterres, who began his term on 1 January 2017, urging him to take a strong and unequivocal stance against lethal autonomous weapons systems by endorsing the call for a ban.

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.»

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).

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.

After four years a multilateral process to consider concerns relating to lethal autonomous weapons systems looks set to continue aiming low and going slow despite increasing calls for new international law to address this concern.

For the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, the highlight of 2015 was the second meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems held at the United Nations in Geneva in April.

Japan supports further discussion in the Fifth CCW Review Conference in 2016 for further deepening out understanding of the main elements including the definition of lethal autonomous weapons systems.

The letter goes further asking «Canada to announce its support for the call to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems at the upcoming United Nations Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

To this end, we ask Canada to announce its support for the call to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems at the upcoming United Nations Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

Austria, 13 October Another matter of concern for my country is the prospect of development of lethal autonomous weapons systems.

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.

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.

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots calls for a pre-emptive and comprehensive ban on the development, production, and use of fully autonomous weapons, also known as lethal autonomous weapons systems or killer robots.

Pakistan, 26 October The development of new types of weapons, such as lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) remains a source of concern for the international community.

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.

... Finally, it is also worth noting the discussion of lethal autonomous weapons system, held for the first time within the structure of the CCW.

Pakistan was the first country to call for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems and is probably the most active proponent of a preemptive ban concluded at the CCW.

It calls for Australia to announce its support for the call to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems at the upcoming UN Conference on CCW, and to commit to working with other states to conclude a new international agreement that achieves this objective.

The first - ever multilateral meeting held earlier this year on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» marked a key milestone for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, while the consensus agreement by nations to hold another meeting at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) on 13 - 17 April 2015 confirms the matter is now firmly on the international agenda and -LSB-...]

After deliberating for two years on questions relating to «lethal autonomous weapons systems,» the time has come for states to commit to a more substantive process aimed at achieving an outcome that addresses the multiple concerns raised over the weapons.

Steve Goose, arms division director of Human Rights Watch, said the Fifth Review Conference and CCW process on lethal autonomous weapons systems provide an opportunity for states to make a real difference to address an entire class of weapons.

Jun. 1: Campaign representatives joined diplomats for an informal meeting to discuss ethical concerns over lethal autonomous weapons systems convened at the UN by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN in Geneva in conjunction with the Caritas in Veritate Foundation.

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.

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.»

Canada supported a proposal for nations to begin addressing the matter and officials have confirmed that Canada will participate in the first CCW experts meeting on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» next month at the UN in Geneva.

Wareham addressed a «Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier» or Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) seminar on «the politics of lethal autonomous weapons systems» in Copenhagen on 27 November 2017.

Earl Howe responded that the government believes that lethal autonomous weapons systems «are not yet in existence and are not likely to be for many years, if at all.»

Cuba, Ecuador, and Pakistan reiterated their long - standing call for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems, while Russia warned against «attempts to impose preventive limitations or prohibitions on this type of prospective weapons and relevant technologies.»

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (10 October)-- «We call on states to pursue a revised mandate at the CCW's annual meeting on 22 — 24 November 2017 that continues the Group of Governmental Experts and requires that it meet for at least four weeks in 2018 to lay the groundwork necessary to negotiate a new CCW protocol on lethal autonomous weapons systems.

Most states are now calling for a legally - binding instrument on fully autonomous weapons, known at the CCW as «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

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.

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 campaign calls on states to continue the Group of Governmental Experts and require that it meet for at least four weeks in 2018 so that it can «lay the groundwork necessary to negotiate a new CCW protocol on lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

Jan. 13: After the first conference held by the Future of Life Institute on the «future of artificial intelligence» in Puerto Rico on Jan. 2 - 4, prominent scientists and researchers from industry and academia issue an open letter calling for AI and smart machine research that is «robust and beneficial» to humanity and linking to a document outlining «research directions that can help maximize the societal benefit of AI» including numerous questions on «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

The 58 - page Keeping Control report by Daan Kayser provides an overview of the positions of European states on lethal autonomous weapon systems, including on the call for a ban and on how to ensure weapons systems remain under meaningful human control.

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.

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.

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.

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.

At the CCW's Fifth Review Conference last December, states established the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons systems and scheduled for it to meet twice in 2017.

On Friday, 15 April, states attending the CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems (another term for killer robots) agreed by consensus to recommend that deliberations on the topic continue with the formation of an open - ended Group of Governmental Experts.

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.»

Last year, women accounted for 42 % of expert speakers at the CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems (14 of 34 speakers), while it was 33 % in 2015 (10 of 30 speakers) and zero in 2014 (0 of 18 speakers).