Observers say UK and US are seeking to water down agreement so that any autonomous weapons deployed before talks conclude will be beyond reach of banThe United Nations has been warned that its protracted negotiations over the future of lethal autonomous weapons – or “killer robots” – are moving too slowly to cease robot wars fitting a reality.
Lobbying for a pre-emptive ban on the weapons is intensifying at the UN general assembly in New York,but a deal may not emerge quickly enough to prevent devices from being deployed, experts say.
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Source: theguardian.com