Posted on 08/29/2014 4:57:29 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Killer robots programmed to open fire without human control are just a “small step” from the battlefield and military powers should agree to outlaw them, a top United Nations official has said.
Angela Kane, the UN’s high representative for disarmament, said governments should be more open about programmes to develop the technology and she favoured a pre-emptive ban before it was too late.
She said: “Any weapon of war is terrible, and if you can launch this without human intervention, I think it’s even worse. It compounds the problem and dehumanises it in a way.
“It becomes a faceless war and I think that’s really terrible and so to my mind I think it should be outlawed. The decision is really in the hands of the states who have the capability to develop them."
Ms Kane said there was “a great deal of concern” about the prospect of killer robots being developed that would commit war crimes on the battlefield.
There had also been a great deal of reluctance from major military powers to discuss the issue.
Last year, Alistair Burt, then a Conservative foreign minister, said while the technology had potentially "terrifying" implications, Britain "reserves the right" to develop it to protect troops.
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August 29. The day Skynet became self aware
Outlaw them? Yeah Right...
What if Russia and China develop their own? Will outlawing it stop these countries from making them?
Who’s going to guarantee that everyone abides by the UN? Hans Blix? (HA HA HA ).
Outlaw them? Yeah Right...
What if Russia and China develop their own? Will outlawing it stop these countries from making them?
Who’s going to guarantee that everyone abides by the UN? Hans Blix? (HA HA HA ).
I had a story idea of small killer robots being used in war, packs of them.
“Killer robots a small step away”..........
Automated suicide bombers, REALLY?
Sort of like the UN outlawed genocide.....
“What does a robot need teeth for, anyway?”
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Who needs killer robots when suicide vests are so fashionable amongst the Islamists.
Well programmed robots would easily id the UN as evil and attack.
Good thinking. I suggest we send Miss United Nations in to negotiate with the robots.
The killer UN is with us today and must be outlawed.
They’ll be back.
Would a ban on killer robots cover Russian soldiers?
Since having the UN outlaw things has proven to be such an effective strategy...
Already here, have been for years. That is, automated systems that can fire without human intervention. They just aren’t installed in human-like machines but instead are found in the weapons systems of various ships and other installations.
How about outlawing muzzies taking POWs out in the desert in their underware and slaughtering them? If UN wants to ban something, they should ban that.
Killer robots are a way a civilized, tech savvy nation can turn the tables on a uncivilized, human wave type army. As Rudyard Kipling wisely stated, "Odds are on the cheaper man". Robots are a way to fight cheaply.
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