Sentences with phrase «robot weapons»

In the statement, 272 experts from 37 countries say that, «given the limitations and unknown future risks of autonomous robot weapons technology, we call for a prohibition on their development and deployment.

In the press statement, the initiators claim that «[u] rgent action is needed to pre-emptively ban lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets without any human intervention».

Memorandum for delegates at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) Geneva, 13 - 17 November 2017 ICRAC is an international not - for - profit association of scientists, technologists, lawyers and policy experts committed to the peaceful use of robotics and the regulation of robot weapons.

Chris Baraniuk discusses whether robot weapons should be banned.

Archangel picks up as players choose to play as either Gabe or Gabby Walker and accompany their son to field test a secret robot weapon called Archangel that promises to turn the tide of a war between HUMNX and the resistance.

«At present robot weapons do not have the capability to comply predictably with International Humanitarian Law.

«Without urgent action now, we may not be able to prevent the further development of autonomous robot weapons later.»

In its first public statement, the campaign called for urgent action to preemptively ban lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets without any human intervention.

At an event at the United Nations in New York today (Monday, 21 October), representatives of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots urged all nations to agree to begin international talks aimed at preventing the creation of fully autonomous robot weapons that, once activated, would select and engage targets without human intervention.

«While fully autonomous weapons are a concern of the future, existing technologies already press the boundaries of autonomy, demonstrating the urgent need to establish a legal obligation for meaningful human control of robot weapons.»

In plenary sessions and small group discussions, participants discussed at the moral, ethical, legal, technical, and policy concerns with lethal robot weapons that would be able to select and attack targets without any human intervention.

Oct: ICRAC convenes its first workshop in Berlin where its members call for an international treaty to prohibit development, acquisition, deployment, and use of armed autonomous robot weapons.

States should seize the opportunity to take international action to prevent the creation of fully autonomous robot weapons.

The scientists» statement questions the notion that robot weapons could meet legal requirements for the use of force «given the absence of clear scientific evidence that robot weapons have, or are likely to have in the foreseeable future, the functionality required for accurate target identification, situational awareness or decisions regarding the proportional use of force.»