UN report wants moratorium on killer robots (Update)
Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says.
Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says.
Robotics
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Ecology
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Political science
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Social Sciences
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Political science
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Plants & Animals
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences
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