This story was originally published by UNA-UK. Over the last decade, the pace of technological advance has raised the prospect of lethal autonomous weapons systems, or ‘killer robots’ – weapons that can make the
In April 2021, the campaign’s member Drone Wars released a new survey, which maps the involvement of information technology corporations in military artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics programmes, an area
On March 16 2021, the UK government released the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, which announces a boom in spending on military Artificial Intelligence, including autonomous
In March 2021, the UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots launched a parliamentary briefing, which outlines key concerns, as well as recent developments internationally and within the UK in relation
The Birmingham Policy Commission (BPC), chaired by Sir David Omand and coordinated by UNA-UK advisor Professor Nicholas Wheeler, has released its report “The Security Impact of Drones” exploring the issues
At a meeting of the UN Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), states have begun a first round of discussions on ‘lethal autonomous weapons systems’, also known as killer robots, in
During a recent event hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on the UN and on Drones, UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson QC spoke of the growing trend towards autonomy in
PRESS RELEASE ON BEHALF OF UK MEMBERS OF THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP KILLER ROBOTS: The world moved a step closer to outlawing killer robots today after states agreed to start
During the 2013 session of the General Assembly’s First Committee, a number of states publicly raised the issue of fully autonomous weapons for the first time. The increased attention to
On 30 May, the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time ever debated the challenges posed by lethal autonomous robotics (LARs) or ‘killer robots’. The debate was in
