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UN and Red Cross warn 'risks have intensified,' urge regulation of killer robots

Lethal autonomous weapon systems are generally understood as weapon systems that select targets and apply force without human intervention.

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00:02The United Nations and the Red Cross warned that the world is dangerously close to a future where autonomous weapons,
00:09so-called killer robots, could target humans.
00:12The organizations called for urgent international regulations as there is currently no specific treaty on autonomous and AI-enabled weapons.
00:22Three years ago, we called on states to establish specific prohibitions and restrictions on autonomous weapon systems.
00:31Today, we renew this call with even greater urgency.
00:36The fundamental concerns remain unchanged, but the risks have intensified.
00:41We are now dangerously close to crossing a moral red line, the autonomous targeting of humans by machines.
00:51In 2023, the UN and the Red Cross called for states to establish specific bans and restrictions on the rapidly
00:58developing technology by this year.
01:01Lethal autonomous weapon systems are able to select targets and apply force without human intervention.
01:07There has to date been no confirmed use of fully autonomous weapons, but with the abundant use of drone warfare
01:14in the Middle East and Ukraine, some fear it could soon happen.
01:17After three years of talks, countries are set to decide in November whether to launch treaty negotiations.
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