Lethal Autonomous Weapons Quotes

U.S. policy states, unequivocally, that we cannot use any weapons that do not have a human being in the kill chain. We can have weapons with autonomous characteristics, but a person must be involved somewhere in the decision-making process before any lethal act is carried out.

autonomous weapons are already a clear and present danger, and will become more intelligent, nimble, lethal, and accessible at an unprecedented speed.

Autonomous weapons are often called “killer robots” in mass media reports. Some object to the use of the term. Lokhorst and van den Hoven describe the phrase as an “insidious rhetorical trick” (Lokhorst and Van Den Hoven 2012). However, this is favoured by the “Campaign to Stop Killer Robots”.1 This is umbrella group of human rights organisations seeking an international ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems.