Quote: lofthouse @ 11th May 2014, 11:44 AM BSTTWENTY SECONDS TO COMPLY!!!
Killer robots will be debated during an informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva.
Two robotics experts, Prof Ronald Arkin and Prof Noel Sharkey, will debate the efficacy and necessity of killer robots.
The meeting will be held during the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
A report on the discussion will be presented to the CCW meeting in November.
This will be the first time that the issue of killer robots, or lethal autonomous weapons systems, will be addressed within the CCW.
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"Start Quote"I support a moratorium until that end is achieved, but I do not support a ban at this time" "
Prof Ronald Arkin Georgia Institute of Technology
Autonomous kill functionA killer robot is a fully autonomous weapon that can select and engage targets without any human intervention. They do not currently exist but advances in technology are bringing them closer to reality.
Those in favour of killer robots believe the current laws of war may be sufficient to address any problems that might emerge if they are ever deployed, arguing that a moratorium, not an outright ban, should be called if this is not the case.
However, those who oppose their use believe they are a threat to humanity and any autonomous "kill functions" should be banned.
"Autonomous weapons systems cannot be guaranteed to predictably comply with international law," Prof Sharkey told the BBC. "Nations aren't talking to each other about this, which poses a big risk to humanity."
It already happened in the 1980s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_zCZZOIUIM
I remember when Metal Mickey killed all those NUM strikers at the battle of Orgreave.
