Robotics
| As robotics technology advances, the benefits and dangers of fully autonomous weapons have been hotly debated by a relatively small community of specialists, including military personnel, scientists, roboticists, ethicists, philosophers, and lawyers. Now, in order to widen the debate and raise awareness, The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has been launched. |
The international Campaign to Stop Killer Robots launhed recently in London with a series of events to brief activists, media, and parliamentarians.
A conference for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), held at the Human Rights Action Centre on Monday, April 22, was attended by about 65 campaigners from 30 NGOs. The activists provided input and guidance on an initial work plan that will chart the way forward for the new campaign.
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is an international coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is working for a ban on fully autonomous weapons (robotic weapons that would be able to choose and fire on targets on their own without any human intervention). Computer scientist and host of the UK's Robot Wars, Noel Sharkey and Nobel Laureate Jody Williams are among the organization's founders.
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| Jody Williams and Noel Sharkey launch the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in London |
In recent years, the benefits and dangers of fully autonomous weapons have been hotly debated by a relatively small community of specialists, including military personnel, scientists, roboticists, ethicists, philosophers, and lawyers. They have evaluated autonomous weapons from a range of perspectives, including military utility, cost, policy, and the ethics of delegating life-and-death decisions to a machine.
Over the past decade, the expanded use of unmanned armed vehicles has dramatically changed warfare, bringing new humanitarian and legal challenges. Now rapid advances in technology are resulting in efforts to develop fully autonomous weapons. These robotic weapons would be able to choose and fire on targets on their own, without any human intervention.
According to the campaign, giving machines the power to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield is an unacceptable application of technology. Human control of any combat robot is essential to ensuring both humanitarian protection and effective legal control.
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is welcoming new members and is preparing for the release of the Heyns report to the UN Human Rights Council with campaign events planned in Geneva on May 28-29.
SOURCE Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
Over the past decade, the expanded use of unmanned armed vehicles has dramatically changed warfare, bringing new humanitarian and legal challenges. Now rapid advances in technology are resulting in efforts to develop fully autonomous weapons. These robotic weapons would be able to choose and fire on targets on their own, without any human intervention.
According to the campaign, giving machines the power to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield is an unacceptable application of technology. Human control of any combat robot is essential to ensuring both humanitarian protection and effective legal control.
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is welcoming new members and is preparing for the release of the Heyns report to the UN Human Rights Council with campaign events planned in Geneva on May 28-29.
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