Autonomous weapons: Palantir, Airbus engineers seek to calm 'killer robot' fears

Update: 2024-06-07

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Top AI engineers at defence technology companies defended the need for autonomous weapons on Thursday, amid a push for a ban on so-called "killer robots". More than 115 countries and 250 non-governmental organisations are calling for an international treaty to ban weapons that use artificial intelligence to identify and engage human targets, technology which United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called "morally repugnant."

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Autonomous weapons: Palantir, Airbus engineers seek to calm 'killer robot' fears

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Autonomous weapons: Palantir, Airbus engineers seek to calm 'killer robot' fears

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Autonomous weapons: Palantir, Airbus engineers seek to calm 'killer robot' fears