In light of persistent statements from some delegations that they are uncertain about what we are talking about here, we hope to hear states share their current
understanding of autonomous weapons systems.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
It was widely hoped the GGE could begin developing a conceptual
understanding on a working definition
of what are lethal
autonomous weapons systems, but the GGE chair has put this discussion off until 2018.