From: The New York Times
COMMENT - The article below raises the question of “lethal autonomous robotics,” this voiced by “Christof Heyns, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions with the comment, "War without reflection is mechanical slaughter.” It is essential we urge the Human Rights Council in Geneva to take action holding drone contractors responsible for their cooperative efforts to inflict a campaign of terror on people in diverse jurisdictions around the world.
Marcia Brewster from the United Nations suggested the Human Rights Commission be contacted to begin a cooperative effort in alignment with the findings of the suggested moratorium.
COMMENT - The article below raises the question of “lethal autonomous robotics,” this voiced by “Christof Heyns, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions with the comment, "War without reflection is mechanical slaughter.” It is essential we urge the Human Rights Council in Geneva to take action holding drone contractors responsible for their cooperative efforts to inflict a campaign of terror on people in diverse jurisdictions around the world.
Marcia Brewster from the United Nations suggested the Human Rights Commission be contacted to begin a cooperative effort in alignment with the findings of the suggested moratorium.
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
Published: May 30, 2013
GENEVA — A United Nations expert called Thursday for a global moratorium on the testing, production and use of armed robots that can select and kill targets without human command. “War without reflection is mechanical slaughter,” said Christof Heyns, the United Nations special rapporteur onextrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
GENEVA — A United Nations expert called Thursday for a global moratorium on the testing, production and use of armed robots that can select and kill targets without human command. “War without reflection is mechanical slaughter,” said Christof Heyns, the United Nations special rapporteur onextrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
“A decision to allow machines to be deployed to kill human beings worldwide, whatever weapons they use, deserves a collective pause,” he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
No countries use such weapons, but the technology is available or soon will be, Mr. Heyns told the council.
The United States, Britain, Israel and South Korea already use technologies that are seen as precursors to fully autonomous systems. Little is known about Russian and Chinese progress in developing them. MORE
“A decision to allow machines to be deployed to kill human beings worldwide, whatever weapons they use, deserves a collective pause,” he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
No countries use such weapons, but the technology is available or soon will be, Mr. Heyns told the council.
The United States, Britain, Israel and South Korea already use technologies that are seen as precursors to fully autonomous systems. Little is known about Russian and Chinese progress in developing them. MORE
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