{"id":17389,"date":"2018-09-12T17:27:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/worlds\/meps-vote-to-ban-killer-robots-on-battlefield\/13"},"modified":"2018-09-12T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:27:13","slug":"meps-vote-to-ban-killer-robots-on-battlefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvas.com\/?p=17389","title":{"rendered":"MEPs vote to ban ‘killer robots’ on battlefield"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Killer Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Killer robots are not science fiction, one MEP says – although they probably won’t look like this <\/p>\n

The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for an international ban on so-called killer robots.<\/p>\n

It aims to pre-empt the development and use of autonomous weapon systems that can kill without human intervention.<\/p>\n

Last month, talks at the UN failed to reach consensus on the issue, with some countries saying the benefits of autonomous weapons should be explored.<\/p>\n

And some MEPs were concerned legislation could limit scientific progress of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

While others said it could become a security issue if some countries allowed such weapons while others did not.<\/p>\n

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“I know this might look like a debate about some distant future or about science fiction. It’s not,” said Federica Mogherini, the EU chief of foreign and security policy during the debate at the European Parliament.<\/p>\n

‘Arms race’<\/h2>\n

“Autonomous weapons systems must be banned internationally,” said Bodil Valero, security policy spokeswoman for the EU Parliament’s Greens\/EFA Group.<\/p>\n

“The power to decide over life and death should never be taken out of human hands and given to machines.”<\/p>\n

The resolution comes ahead of negotiations scheduled at the United Nations in November, where it is hoped an agreement on an international ban can be reached.<\/p>\n

In August, experts from a range of countries met at the UN headquarters in Geneva to discuss ways to define and deal with computer-controlled weapons.<\/p>\n

“From artificially intelligent drones to automated guns that can choose their own targets, technological advances in weaponry are far outpacing international law,” Rasha Abdul Rahim, a researcher on artificial intelligence, at Amnesty International, said at the time.<\/p>\n

“It’s not too late to change course. A ban on fully autonomous weapons systems could prevent some truly dystopian scenarios, like a new high-tech arms race between world superpowers which would cause autonomous weapons to proliferate widely,” he added.<\/p>\n

But some countries – including Israel, Russia, South Korea and the US – opposed new measures at the August meeting, saying that they wanted to explore potential “advantages” from autonomous weapons systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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