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‘A moral red line’? World on cusp of autonomous weapons revolution

Headline via Arab News · first report 14 Nov, 12:12 IST, latest 15 Nov, 05:05 IST

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What we know

3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Arab News at 14 Nov, 12:12 IST; the latest is from The Japan Times at 15 Nov, 05:05 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report14 Nov, 12:12 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 05:05 IST
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A UN conference in Geneva will discuss the regulation of lethal autonomous weapons, but there is skepticism about its effectiveness. These AI-driven weapons could change warfare dramatically.
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) "can identify, select, and engage a target without the intervention of a human operator in the execution of these tasks," said Jean-Marc Rickli, head of global and emerging risks at the Geneva Centre for Security…
A conference starting Monday at the United Nations in Geneva will discuss how to establish curbs and prohibitions on such weapons.

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