Will 'Killer' Robots Be Banned?

Autonomous armed drones have reportedly been used in the current Ukraine-Russia war  

DW: 'Killer robots': Will they be banned? 

A United Nations panel in Geneva remains split on whether to ban autonomous weapons, which don't need a human to pull the trigger. The war in Ukraine is complicating the conversation. 

These aren't the drones that deliver your online order. Loaded with cameras, sensors, and explosives, their mission is to drive themselves to a target with an algorithm in the driver's seat. They destroy themselves along with the target, leaving behind just a pile of electronic detritus. 

Increasingly, these sorts of weapons are the stuff of a manufacturer's promotional materials rather than science fiction movies. From today, a United Nations conference of 80 countries gathers in Geneva to debate whether to ban them or at least regulate them more strictly.  

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WNU Editor: Not going to happen .... US rejects calls for regulating or banning ‘killer robots’ (The Guardian). There is now too much in developing these weapon platforms .... UN fails to agree on ‘killer robot’ ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research (The Conversation). And then there is Ukraine .... Efforts to regulate 'killer robots' are threatened by war in Ukraine (New Scientist).