Rights group advocates ban on fully autonomous weapons

[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Monday issued a report [text, PDF; press release] that describes the threat from and advocates for the ban of fully autonomous weapon systems. These weapons systems are essentially robots that would be able to operate without human direction or interaction, and while they have yet to be used in a combat zone, they are in development for future conflicts. The report expresses concern that, in addition to potential lack of accountability for...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/11/rights-group-advocates-ban-on-fully-autonomous-weapons.php

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