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Full text of the letter Elon Musk and 115 experts to ban killer robots
- dfps 9y agoTheir call is for the UN to make autonomous killing machines a prohibited type of weapon (like other weapons already prohibited). A concern is the "industrialization" of war. Another is that these weapons are so fast ("faster than humans can comprehend") when they get used as terrorist weapons or rogue, it could be pretty harmful. This would mean that if a country starts building them, they could be monitored, sanctioned, and preemptively dealt with.
- timonoko 9y agoGood luck with that. Eventually somebody develops superior robot army and those who follow the Musk-ban have nothing but kids with guns to oppose that. Just like Finland and the landmines treaty: there are now no effective passive weapons against Russia. While Russia actually maintains active minefields at the same border all the time. Drones with guns would be the best way to replace mines at the 1500 km long border, and I sincerely hope Finland does not join this kind of one-sided treaties anymore.