Let's not allow machines to decide who gets killed - UN
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Technological progress and geopolitical tensions together lead to an increasing number of states transforming their armies into at least partially robotic ones. UN experts warn about the risks.
Technological progress and geopolitical tensions together lead to an increasing number of states transforming their armies into at least partially robotic ones. UN experts warn about the risks.
At a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York this week, Robin Geiss, the director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), raised a key question: "Shall we allow machines to target and kill human beings?" According to him, it is crucial to ask this question right now, as the current development of artificial intelligence in this sector is increasingly "leading to its displacement of human decision-making."
The UN has been warning about this possibility for some time - with advances in technology, it is becoming increasingly relevant. Therefore, the UN Secretary-General repeatedly calls on leaders of states experimenting with arming robots to ensure that humanity does not cross this "moral red line."
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