Month: April 2016

Military killer robots create a moral dilemma

Military killer robots create a moral dilemma

Arguments against the use of such machines by armed forces are blurred in the fog of war by John Thornhill via The Financial Times Imagine this futuristic scenario: a US-led coalition is closing in on Raqqa determined to eradicate Isis. The international forces...

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Seeking Action on Autonomous Weapons

Seeking Action on Autonomous Weapons

CCW Report, Vol. 3, No.2 by Ray Acheson via Reaching Critical Will  The third UN meeting on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) opened on Monday morning with a general discussion by states. Once again, the majority of delegates taking the floor agreed that...

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