Also known as killer robots, these AI-powered ships, tanks, planes and guns could fight the wars of the future without any human intervention. I'm a pacifist, so why don't I support the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots? Read more“In 2015, we warned that there would be an arms race to develop lethal autonomous weapons,” says Walsh. A group of non-aligned states, led by Venezuela, is calling for the negotiation of a new international law to regulate or ban killer robots. Photograph: Steve Dipaola/ReutersFully autonomous weapons do not yet exist, but high-ranking military officials have said the use of robots will be widespread in warfare in a matter of years.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2018 10:30 UTC