“Robots are not taking over the world,” the diplomat leading the first official talks on autonomous weapons assured on Friday, seeking to head off criticism over slow progress towards restricting the use of so-called “killer robots”. The meeting of the UN’s Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) marked an initial step towards an agreed set of rules governing such weapons. Ban on killer robots urgently needed, say scientists Read more“Ladies and gentlemen, I have news for you: the robots are not taking over the world. Gill underscored that banning killer robots, or even agreement on rules, remained a distant prospect. The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots pressure group, which Wareham coordinates, highlighted two key points of agreement that emerged during the UN meeting.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2017 16:52 UTC