War in Ukraine accelerates global drive toward killer robots

The technology exists to build autonomous weapons. How well they would work and whether they could be adequately controlled are unknown. The Ukraine war has only turned up the pressure.

James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College • conversation
Feb. 21, 2023 ~8 min

What killer robots mean for the future of war

AI enabled weapons (LAWs) are still in their adolescence, which means we still have a chance to influence their development. But we need to act now.

Miranda Mowbray, Lecturer in Interactive AI, University of Bristol • conversation
Jan. 10, 2023 ~8 min


UN fails to agree on 'killer robot' ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research

Sci-fi nightmares of a robot apocalypse aside, autonomous weapons are a very real threat to humanity. An expert on the weapons explains how the emerging arms race could be humanity’s last.

James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College • conversation
Dec. 20, 2021 ~12 min

An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here's how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes

Sci-fi nightmares of a robot apocalypse aside, autonomous weapons are a very real threat to humanity. An expert on the weapons explains how the emerging arms race could be humanity’s last.

James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College • conversation
Sept. 29, 2021 ~11 min

The threat of 'killer robots' is real and closer than you might think

Outsourcing use-of-force decisions to machines violates human dignity and is incompatible with international law.

Ingvild Bode, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern Denmark • conversation
Oct. 15, 2020 ~7 min

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