'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons

Campaigners warn that a ‘killer robots’ arms race is already under wayAmandeep Gill warns against ‘emotionalising or dramatising this issue’“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 towardsrestricting the use of so-called “killer robots”.The United Nations was wrapping up an initial five days of discussions on weapons systems that can identify and destroy targets without human control, which experts say will soon be battle ready.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Weapons technology Science United Nations Source Type: news