10-09-2017 01:03 via theguardian.com

Humans will always control killer drones, says ministry of defence

New doctrine issued in response to expert letter citing fears over artificial intelligence in remote weaponsBritain’s military will commit to ensuring that drones and other remote weaponry are always under human control, as part of a new doctrine designed to calm concerns about the development of killer robots.The move by the Ministry of Defence comes after more than 100 leading robotics experts wrote to the United Nations urging the organisation to step in to halt the development of artif
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