'When people engage with the issue of autonomous weapons systems in an open way, there is a clear recognition of the serious risks they pose, and a determination to work on solutions. '- Ousman Noor's #StopKillerRobots closing statement at last week's vimeo.com/807471553…

Pleased to share ICRC statement at the #CCW #LAWS #GGE :

➡️ #Autonomousweapons represent an urgent humanitarian priority today !

✅Many States around the world are already committed to the adoption of new international legally-binding rules.

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'It's very difficult to envisage realistic combat situations where autonomous weapons use against persons would not pose a significant risk of IHL violations.'

ICRC's Georgia Hinds speaking at #CCWUN talks on need for new rules on autonomous weapons, aka 'killer robots'.

“We’re seeing leaps and bounds in countries’ positions on this issue”. It’s been a really interesting week at the #CCWUN so far… momentum is catching. Update below 👇 🎬📽️🍿 #KillerRobots #KeepCtrl

Day 3️⃣of the #CCWUN meetings on #AutonomousWeapons 🇺🇳
#StopKillerRobots campaigners are in the room and watching online from around the 🌍to see what will happen at the #UN this week. We call on states to draw a clear moral and legal line against machines killing people #KeepCtrl

'We urge states to take action this year to launch negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems'- Ousman Noor #StopKillerRobots statement at yesterday's #CCWUN meetings on #KillerRobots .
Watch the full video ➡️ vimeo.com/805481288

“New specific legally-binding rules are required for autonomous weapons systems” 📢 The ICRC is the only voice that matters in this #CCWUN debate

States Parties to the #CCWUN (e.g. Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden) must stop saying they want to outlaw systems 'completely outside of human control'. Because...duh! Who'd build (let alone use) a weapon no one can control?
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In this podcast, Article36 discusses progress in early 2023 towards a legally binding instrument to regulate autonomy in weapons systems.
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We’re back in Geneva for Day 1 of #CCWUN . A lot of momentum + expectation for states to follow the example set by Latin America and the Caribbean two weeks ago. States need to draw a clear legal and moral line against machines killing people. Stay tuned #CCWUN #KillerRobots

Können wir es Computern überlassen, über Leben und Tod von Menschen zu entscheiden? Mit Anja Dahlmann, Vanessa Vohs 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦🇮🇱 und Frank Sauer.
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“This is a big step for us internationally, there’s a lot of momentum that’s going to come out of this conference, and we want to see that momentum taken into the international arena now”- @rjmoyes closing remarks at the Costa Rica regional conference Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷 #KillerRobots

This is how it's done, 🇨🇷 led the way 🎉 Stepping up for #TeamHuman ! 👍 #TimeToAct #BanKillerRobots Stop Killer Robots Ousman Noor Ministry for Disarmament CWS New Zealand Oxfam Aotearoa Tim Jones Andrew Chen Marnie Lloydd Dr. Rebecca Dudley Dr Julija Sardelić Thomas Gregory Matilda Byrne Medical Association for Prevention of War AI Forum NZ

📣Press release: Significant act of political + moral leadership as Latin American + Caribbean states issue a historic call for the urgent negotiation of international law on autonomy in weapons systems #KillerRobots #DigitalDehumanisation Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷 🔗mailchi.mp/stopkillerrobo…

“We’re so excited by the potential of this meeting”! We’re in the room at the regional conference on the social and humanitarian impacts of #autonomousweapons . 33 states are meeting to discuss new int’l law on #KillerRobots ✊
Watch more below👇Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Isabelle Jones

“A communiqué from this region calling for a legally binding instrument is a historic milestone, significantly building momentum to the international effort to establish a new treaty on autonomous weapons systems”- Our statement at today’s conference Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Ousman Noor

“After all of the discussions, we’re seeing action and real moral and political leadership”
We’re live from the 2nd day of the regional conference on the Social & Humanitarian impact of #AutonomousWeapons . Stay tuned for updates throughout the day Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Ousman Noor 🎥👇🏽

And just like that, the hypothetical socially beneficial sci-fi use cases, so central to AI boosters' marketing, dissolve into air, leaving only the imperatives of capital.

We’re in San José for our #DigitalDehumanisation Conference + to attend the seminal meeting hosted by Costa Rica on the social and humanitarian impacts of autonomous weapons. 30 states from Latin America and the Caribbean are coming together and it’s a big moment #KillerRobots ⬇️

Los miembros de SEHLAC intercambiando ideas y propuestas antes de la Conferencia #DigitalDehumanisation 🤖 organizada por Stop Killer Robots en #CostaRica 🇨🇷
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