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Report on Activities Convention on Conventional Weapons second informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems

  [Report on Activities Convention on Conventional Weapons second informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems]   This Campaign to Stop Killer Robots report details activities undertaken at the second Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) experts meeting on fully autonomous weapons held at the United Nations in Geneva on 13-17 April 2015. It […]

Losing humanity. The case against killer robots

  [Losing humanity. The case against killer robots- Human Rights Watch]   With the rapid development and proliferation of robotic weapons, machines are starting to take the place of humans on the battlefield. Some military and robotics experts have predicted that “killer robots”—fully autonomous weapons that could select and engage targets without human intervention—could be […]

New technologies and warfare

  [New technologies and warfare – ICRC]   In Greek mythology, the parable of Icarus illustrates the human desire to always go farther at the risk of colliding with the limitations of our nature. It also evokes the ambiguity of our thirst for knowledge and progress. Icarus and his father Daedalus are attempting to flee their […]