Killer robots a small step away and must be outlawed, says top UN official

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Killer robots a small step away and must be outlawed, says top UN official
A senior UN official says battlefield robots that can kill without human control are a 'small step' away and should be banned

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11059391/Killer-robots-a-small-step-away-and-must-be-outlawed-says-top-UN-official.html



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Killer robots programmed to open fire without human control are just a “small step” from the battlefield and military powers should agree to outlaw them, a top United Nations official has said.

Angela Kane, the UN’s high representative for disarmament, said governments should be more open about programmes to develop the technology and she favoured a pre-emptive ban before it was too late.

She said: “Any weapon of war is terrible, and if you can launch this without human intervention, I think it’s even worse. It compounds the problem and dehumanises it in a way.

“It becomes a faceless war and I think that’s really terrible and so to my mind I think it should be outlawed. The decision is really in the hands of the states who have the capability to develop them." Continued...

[mad cow]

I think that horse left the barn a long time ago with the invention of mines.

[Spikender]

I could only dream that Skynet becomes real and deposes of our human rulers and tries to take over.

That way, at least the enemy we have to fight against is an honest one.

[DamianTV]

Next year it will be killer drones. The year after it will be Remote Kill Implants as required by Law for the protection of the children. We are slowly but surely turning into Borg and are controlled by Technology.

[RonPaulIsGreat]

Awesome, can't wait!!!

PSSST... If you are smart you will start saying nicer things about robots, they will surely do your evaluation based on all available data, and internet posts are likely to weigh heavily. I for one will make a great pet.

[bolil]

They will do the responsible thing and keep such robots out of civilian hands.

[presence]

Is there really anything different between killer robots and the dickheads brainwashed in bootcamp and cop academy?

[thoughtomator]

Is there really anything different between killer robots and the dickheads brainwashed in bootcamp and cop academy?

Robots can hit a target.

[nobody's_hero]

Since its creation, this is about the only thing the U.N. has said that I wholeheartedly agree with. But I think it's a done deal. Terminator was a documentary, not a sci-fi flick.

[Shane Harris]

but.. Drones?

[Ronin Truth]

Yeah, the UN wants no competition for, and a global monopoly on, it's UN NWO Rothschild killer robots. Makes scary sense.