Opposition to autonomous warfare swells to 16,000 signatories

Artificial intelligence community comes together in unprecedented numbers to call for a ban on AI-controlled weaponry An open letter from AI researchers urging a ban on offensive autonomous weapons has now reached 16,000 signatories, after being signed by more than 15,000 people in the three days since it was released.The letter says “AI technology has reached a point where the deployment of [autonomous weapons] is – practically if not legally – feasible within years” and was initially s