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'Killer robots' to be debated at UN
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Posted on 05/09/2014 9:39:39 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
9 May 2014 Last updated at 11:19 ET
'Killer robots' to be debated at UN
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.
A 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."
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Having solved all the problems in the world.......
To: Bender2
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:40:24 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Sub-Driver
The U.N. will be the first to place an order.
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:41:30 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:42:21 AM PDT
by
Psalm 144
(FIGHT! FIGHT! SEVERE CONSERVATIVE AND THE WILD RIGHT!)
To: Sub-Driver
If it was Congress, they’d have Arnold testify.
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:42:23 AM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: Sub-Driver
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). Skynet welcomes you.
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:42:44 AM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Sub-Driver
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Oh I get their Calendar,,,every year.....
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:43:26 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: Sub-Driver
I may agree with them on this one. After having watched the Terminator and Battlestar Galactica, humans creating killer robots usually doesn’t end up too well for the humans.
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posted on
05/09/2014 9:45:43 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Sub-Driver
It must me nice to be shuttled around the planet, sumptuously dined, and booked into the worlds’ finest hotels, all on the government’s dime, to discuss topics that were formerly reserved for the Q&A portion of a Star Wars or Terminator fan convention.
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05/09/2014 9:56:15 AM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: Opinionated Blowhard
The First Law of Robotics
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” - Isaac Asimov.
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05/09/2014 10:15:34 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
To: Captain Compassion
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” - Isaac Asimov."How quaint"
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posted on
05/09/2014 10:21:51 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: All
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To: Alex Murphy
Skynet welcomes you. It's been renamed The Cloud.
To: Sub-Driver
A robot is a machine. It will do whatever the user makes it do. However, it has no intelligence. When it does something that was “not” foreseen, the designers and implementers are 100% responsible for the actions.
“not” in quotes, because there is no excuse for not foreseeing the outcome.
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posted on
05/09/2014 10:54:09 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: Sub-Driver
A 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.
Influence and torpedo mines have been around a while, and they seem to fit the definition.
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posted on
05/09/2014 11:18:21 AM PDT
by
Trod Upon
(Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
To: Sub-Driver
There is nothing wrong with killer robots from Venus.
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posted on
05/09/2014 1:40:21 PM PDT
by
TalonDJ
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