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UN warns humanity is ‘dangerously close’ to handing kill decisions to machines (www.the-independent.com)
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The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross intensified a joint appeal on Tuesday for countries to enact bans and restrictions on autonomous weapons systems — often called killer robots — warning that "the risks have intensified."

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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Already happened back in 2023 and maybe as early as 2021. Dangerously close was while back.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    This could be a PR call to demoralise Russia. Alternatively the autonomous weapons are deemed too ineffective, there's a reason somewhere for why Ukraine hasn't implemented it widely.

    They'll pull on anything that can give them an advantage

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