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27 August 2018 Geneva PRESS RELEASE: Negotiate a Ban Treaty to Retain Human Control Over Force Calls for a Treaty to Ban Killer Robots Multiply Ahead of UN Meeting Calls are mounting for countries to…

27 août 2018 Genève COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE: Négocier un traité d’interdiction pour conserver le contrôle humain sur l’usage de la force Avant la réunion de l’ONU, les appels se multiplient pour un traité d’interdiction des robots tueurs…

Женева 27 августа 2018 года Пресс релиз: Переговоры по договору, сохраняющего человеческий контроль над применением силы Призывы к Договору, запрещающего роботов-убийц возросли к предстоящей конференции ООН Возрастают призывы к странам начать переговоры по новому договору, запрещающего системы…

7 August 2018 Geneva PRESS RELEASE Negotiate a Ban Treaty to Retain Human Control Over Force Calls for a Treaty to Ban Killer Robots Multiply Ahead of UN Meeting Calls are mounting for countries to commence…

27 de agosto de 2018 Ginebra COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Negociar un Tratado de Prohibición para Mantener el Control Humano de la Fuerza Se llama a hacer un Tratado para Prohibir los Robots Asesinos antes de la Reunión de…

جنیف 27 أغسطس 2018 خبر صحفى: تفاوضوا على معاھدة حظر للإبقاء على السیطرة البشریة على القوة الدعوة لمعاھدة لحظر الروبوتات القاتلة تتضاعف قبل اجتماع الأمم المتحدة تتصاعد الدعوات لكي تبدأ الدول مفاوضات بشأن معاھدة جدیدة تحظر أنظمة الأسلحة التي،…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, is offering to support states to elaborate new measures such as “legally binding arrangements” to ensure that “humans remain at all times in control over the use of force.” The offer is contained in the UN head’s 74-pp disarmament agenda launched in Geneva on 24 May 2018, which describes how “roboticists, technology entrepreneurs, humanitarian actors, civil society and many Governments have raised alarms over the implications posed by the development of lethal autonomous weapon systems.”

This round-up looks at recent parliamentary actions in Europe in support of the call to ban fully autonomous weapons, also known as lethal autonomous weapons systems. These initiatives provide more evidence of the growing support for starting negotiations on a new international treaty now. States will convene at the UN in Geneva on 27 August for the next international meeting on the challenges raised by killer robots. European Parliament On 5 July, a resolution by the European Parliament was adopted by a vote of 390/103/110 that calls for the urgent negotiation of “an international ban on weapon systems that lack human control over the use of force.” The resolution calls on the European Council to work towards such a ban and “urgently develop and adopt a common position on autonomous weapon systems.” The Greens/EFA Group recommendation to to pay special attention to technological progress in the field of the weaponisation of robotics and, in particular, on armed robots was included in a resolution endorsing a European Parliament report to the Council for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The campaign will conduct outreach at UNGA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security this October.

Google and its parent company Alphabet are starting to address some ethical concerns raised by the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, but, as yet, have not taken a position on the unchecked use of autonomy and AI…