Sentences with phrase «question on autonomous weapons»

This week, Ipsos released results from the first global public opinion survey that included a question on autonomous weapons.

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Canada needs an open dialogue, with citizen input, on ethical questions and international standards surrounding lethal autonomous weapons, and how to build a framework for oversight in the use of AI.

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).

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 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.»

He says questions where we are heading on lethal autonomous weapons systems are warranted as «the future is not a destiny, it is a choice.»

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.

Over the past year since the report was issued, much of the debate over fully autonomous weapons has focused on the weapons» potential role in armed conflict, raising questions over whether the weapons would ever be able to comply with international humanitarian law, also called the laws of war, but calls have increased in recent weeks for the human rights concerns to be taken into account.

Nations agreed today (November 13) to hold another week - long diplomatic meeting on 11 - 15 April 2016 to continue their deliberations on questions relating to lethal autonomous weapons systems.

The meeting of experts on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» is considering questions relating to the emerging technology of these weapons, but there is not yet a negotiating mandate.

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.

On 15 November 2013, nations attending the annual CCW meeting agreed to begin working on killer robots when they adopted a report committing to hold a meeting of experts in May 2014 to consider questions relating to the emerging technology of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.&raquOn 15 November 2013, nations attending the annual CCW meeting agreed to begin working on killer robots when they adopted a report committing to hold a meeting of experts in May 2014 to consider questions relating to the emerging technology of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.&raquon killer robots when they adopted a report committing to hold a meeting of experts in May 2014 to consider questions relating to the emerging technology of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

UPDATE: On 2 September, the ICRC issued a Frequently Asked Questions paper on autonomous weapons that urged states to «assess the potential human cost and international humanitarian law implications of these new technologies of warfare.&raquOn 2 September, the ICRC issued a Frequently Asked Questions paper on autonomous weapons that urged states to «assess the potential human cost and international humanitarian law implications of these new technologies of warfare.&raquon autonomous weapons that urged states to «assess the potential human cost and international humanitarian law implications of these new technologies of warfare.»

This year (2015), the Open Roboethics initiative conducted a survey to better understand public opinions on the question of the ethics and governance of autonomous weapons systems that makes the decision to use lethal force without requiring human intervention and systems in which a person in a remote location makes the decision.

After the matter of «lethal autonomous robots» was first raised at the Human Rights Council in May 2013, nations agreed in November 2013 to a Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) discussion mandate to address questions relating to the emerging technology of «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.»

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 second presentation by Kathleen Lawand, director of the Arms Unit at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), focused relevant international law and called on states to assess the implications of fully autonomous weapons, as stated in a new Frequently Asked Questions document prepared by the ICRC.

At «informal consultations» on Monday 11 November, France — as chair of this week's Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting — proposed a mandate to «discuss questions related to emerging technologies» in the area of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

At 4:47 pm on Friday, 15 November 2013 at the United Nations in Geneva, states parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) adopted a report that included a mandate for the convention to convene on 13 - 16 May 2014 for its first meeting to discuss questions related to «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

At First Committee, Human Rights Watch distributed a new «Questions and Answers» paper on fully autonomous weapons that responds to questions received on since the release of its 2012 «Losing Humanity»Questions and Answers» paper on fully autonomous weapons that responds to questions received on since the release of its 2012 «Losing Humanity»questions received on since the release of its 2012 «Losing Humanity» report.