'Killer robots' should be banned, say human rights groups
Source: guardian
The use of autonomous drones "killer robots" that could fire weapons with no human control must be prohibited by international treaty, human rights campaigners and lawyers have said.
Weapons being developed that could choose and attack targets without human intervention should be pre-emptively banned because of the danger they would pose to civilians in armed conflict, they said.
Losing Humanity: The Case Against Killer Robots, a 50-page report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), warns that fully autonomous weapons would lack human qualities that provide legal and non-legal checks on the killing of civilians.
"Giving machines the power to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield would take technology too far," said Steve Goose, the HRW arms division director. "Human control of robotic warfare is essential to minimising civilian deaths and injuries."
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/nov/19/killer-robots-banned-human-rights
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)They only have our best interest in mind.
sakabatou
(42,070 posts)AldoLeopold
(617 posts)They're just out hunting humans and will be going back to the lodge for a cold one and human steaks. Good for the gears you know?
Frankly, human population numbers have grown out of control lately and "some" hunting should occur on a permitted basis. Otherwise, you have humans in your yard eating your rose bushes and watching your TV.
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)Humans could be employed (kept alive) to polish titanium skulls and remove bits of organic matter (blood, skin, brains) from hard-to-reach crevices.
I, for one, welcome our new robotic Job Creators.
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)nt
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)think that human controlled drone blasts are a good way to " minimize civilian deaths".
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)We should also consider banning the current generation of drones that are flown by humans in comfortable air-conditioned trailers thousands of miles away.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)lalalu
(1,663 posts)sakabatou
(42,070 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)ever go to the movies? Or, if they do, is it with notebook in hand to take notes?
Ian David
(69,059 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)hollysmom
(5,946 posts)DO I have to watch my romba closely now?
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords
AldoLeopold
(617 posts)Though I appreciate Megatron's strong stance on intergalactic defense and his insistence on energon independence, my family has always voted Autobot and will continue to do so.
Optimus/Bumblebee 2016!
sakabatou
(42,070 posts)Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)to serve as a spoiler out of spite, after his primary challenge for the Decepticon nomination failed.
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,029 posts)Thanks for the thread, alp.
longship
(40,416 posts)bloomington-lib
(946 posts)Javaman
(62,394 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I'd love to see them banned. I'd love to see all weapons banned, but too many people enjoy them, and the profits from their manufacture, distribution, sale and use.
2on2u
(1,843 posts)just like the guy I had to kill last week, two arms, two legs, the whole enchilada....."