South Korea, along with the US, Russia and China, are not signatories to the convention. “I would like to reaffirm that KAIST does not have any intention to engage in development of lethal autonomous weapons systems and killer robots,” Shin said in a statement. Hanwha Systems is part of a large global South Korean conglomerate spanning finance, construction, chemicals and hotels and is one of the 10 largest companies in the country. The weapons have been banned under a treaty signed by 120 countries, although South Korea is not a party. “Developing autonomous weapons would make the security situation on the Korean peninsula worse, not better,” he said.

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2018 03:25 UTC