'Killer robots' to be debated at UN
Source: BBC
Killer robots will be debated during an informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva.
Two robotics experts, Prof Ronald Arkin and Prof Noel Sharkey, will debate the efficacy and necessity of killer robots.
The meeting will be held during the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
A report on the discussion will be presented to the CCW meeting in November.
This will be the first time that the issue of killer robots, or lethal autonomous weapons systems, will be addressed within the CCW.
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RKP5637
(67,108 posts)rickford66
(5,523 posts)We need more war rules.
firesalesman
(44 posts)Orrex
(63,212 posts)actslikeacarrot
(464 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)spin
(17,493 posts)This is a common theme in science fiction and often science fiction becomes fact.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Rhinodawg
(2,219 posts)Killer Tomatoes from outer space.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)...too late. As per usual. We're already there. They just need humans to provide the financial resources.
- For now.....
K&R
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Some people don't want to think about the robotic era thats sweeping the world.
Fighting for McJobs in the face of revolution.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)...and are maintained and operated by the military. In order to protect the rich.
And we get to pay for it.
- How's that for symmetry?
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)tclambert
(11,086 posts)Must be some kind of bug in the text editor.
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Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)tclambert
(11,086 posts)DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)K.Loken Model ~ ''Takes a lickin' and keeps on kickin!''
goldent
(1,582 posts)bananas
(27,509 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)Some helper robots would be nice.
pffshht
(79 posts)Will my right to keep and bear killer robots be infringed?
When killer robots are outlawed, only outlaws will have killer robots.