Sentences with phrase «use of autonomous weapons systems»

In the future, these concerns, and others, may apply also to the use of autonomous weapons systems, or what are known as «killer robots», which, once activated, can select and engage targets and operate in dynamic and changing environments without further human intervention.

On 2 June 2016, Iceland's parliament (Althingi) passed a resolution expressing support for a ban on production and use of autonomous weapon systems.

It is of course possible to construct scenarios in which the use of an autonomous weapon system might result in fewer deaths than the use of soldiers and human - controlled weapons.

Not exact matches

They should also express commitment to work in coordination with like - minded states, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders to conclude a legally binding instrument prohibiting the development, production, and use of lethal autonomous weapons systems by the end of 2019.

Armed drones and other autonomous weapons systems with decreasing levels of human control are currently in use and development by high - tech militaries including the US, China, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.

Current technological capabilities and foreseeable developments raise serious doubts about the ability to use autonomous weapon systems in compliance with international humanitarian law in all but the narrowest of scenarios and the simplest of environments.

Several autonomous weapons systems with various degrees of human control are currently in use by high - tech militaries including the US, China, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.

In this regard, we share specific humanitarian, moral and legal concerns related to ongoing developments on a set of the so - called «new era warfare tools», including proliferation of amed drones, lethal autonomous weapons system eventual development, cyberspace aggressive use and, finally, risks of militarization of the outer space.

The function providing an autonomous weapon the ability to make the «kill decision» does not have an equivalent civilian use therefore, pre-emptive ban on autonomous weapons systems would have no impact on the funding of research and development for artificial intelligence.

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.

States, and everyone else who fights these days, use war to force a policy on an adversary through violence, and our enemies wouldn't be able to change our policy by creating a scrap heap of our autonomous weapons systems on the battlefield.

We have serious doubts that the use of lethal autonomous systems weapons can ensure compliance and enforcement of the rules and principles of International Humanitarian Law.

However, the use of AI to develop lethal autonomous weapons system poses great challenges.

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 2014 experts meeting concentrated on the role played by autonomous weapons systems in situations of armed conflict in part because their possible use in law enforcement and other situations is seen as a matter better suited to the Human Rights Council.

Only two nations have stated policy on autonomous weapons systems: a 2012 US Department of Defense directive permits the development and use of fully autonomous systems that deliver only non-lethal force, while the UK Ministry of Defence has stated that it has «no plans to replace skilled military personnel with fully autonomous systems.»

The United Nations disarmament chief Angela Kane provided a statement delivered by Jarmo Sareva that noted, «[t] he emergence of autonomous weapons calls into question the adequacy of measures to implement the rules of armed conflict that apply to the use of all weapon systems.

Several autonomous weapons systems with various degrees of human control are currently in use by high - tech militaries, including CCW states China, the US, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.