Autonomous weapons prompt renewed push for binding global rules
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Autonomous weapons prompt renewed push for binding global rules
The growing use of autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI)-guided weapons on the battlefield prompted the UN and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday to call for a legally binding international agreement governing their manufacture and deployment. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric warned of the increasingly rapid development and deployment of advanced autonomous and AI-enabled we…
UN and Red Cross demand immediate global rules on autonomous...
Leaders warn of moral and legal dangers as fully autonomous arms near deployment, urging binding treaties to prevent unchecked use in warfare. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, issued a joint warning on Tuesday, stating that the world is "dangerously close to crossing a moral red line: the autonomous targeting of humans by machines." "Negoti…
In the light of reports on the use of fully autonomous drones, UN chief Guterres and the International Red Cross demand binding rules for military AI.
The UN and the Red Cross warned that autonomous weapons capable of killing without human intervention could soon be used in conflicts. Faced with the risk of fatal errors and lack of responsibility, they urgently called for the negotiation of an international treaty that establishes clear prohibitions and restrictions. Agencies / THE FREEDOM The President of the United Nations and head of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that autonomous weapons capa…
The world is closer than ever to crossing a “moral red line”: a situation in which machines will make an independent decision to harm humans, without significant human oversight. This is what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoliarić, warned in a joint call to urgently promote binding international rules against lethal autonomous weapons. According to the two, auton…
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and...
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