A global rights group launched the campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style "killer robots" amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans.
A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style "killer robots" amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans.
Human Rights Watch said it was creating an international coalition to call for a global treaty that would impose a "pre-emptive and comprehensive ban" on artificially intelligent weapons before they are developed.
The New York-based group also warned of a possible "robotic arms race" if even one country took the step to allow such machines to enter service.
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"A human should always be 'in-the-loop' when decisions are made on the battlefield.
"Killer robots would cross moral and legal boundaries, and should be rejected as repugnant to the public conscience."
The campaign includes several non-governmental organisations involved in previous successful efforts to ban anti-personnel landmines, cluster munitions, and blinding lasers.
Activists wheeled out a home-made robot outside the Houses of Parliament in London for the launch of the campaign.
The United States has led the way in military robots such as the unmanned drone aircraft that carry out attacks and surveillance in countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen.
According to Britain's Bureau of Investigative Journalism, CIA drone attacks in Pakistan have killed up to 3,587 people since 2004, up to 884 of them civilians but these are controlled by human operators in ground bases and are not able to kill without authorisation.
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