The Guardian view on killer robots: on the loose | Editorial

Lethal autonomous weapons are a reality, but the campaign to prevent their use is ours to winThe first meeting of the UN-backed group of experts, intended to start work on getting a ban on lethal autonomous weapons, was supposed to wrap up at the end of last week. But only days before it was due to start it was cancelled: funding shortfalls were blamed. A lack of will feels the more likely explanation. Alarmed by the delay the day it was due to begin, more than 100 of those most closely involved