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Autonomous weapons: The ICRC calls on states to take steps towards treaty negotiations

… the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on Certain … by the unfettered development and use of autonomous weapons, more and more states …

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IHL session in Viet Nam: Experts tackle tough questions on cyber warfare and autonomous weapons

… people? In the context of cyber warfare and autonomous weapons, is IHL still relevant? Or, is it too … new methods being employed in current wars – autonomous weapon systems and cyber warfare. …

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ICRC: "Future generations must be protected from the serious risks posed by autonomous weapons"

… States must act now, to prohibit unpredictable autonomous weapons, and those designed or used to apply … - Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems - 4/8 March 2024, …

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Autonomous weapon systems: Is it morally acceptable for a machine to make life and death decisions?

… Statement Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW),  Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), 13 - 17 … this second CCW Meeting of Experts on "Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems". The CCW, which is …

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ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica

… on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San José, Costa Rica, 23–24 February … of armed conflict. The unconstrained use of autonomous weapons risks the loss of control …

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Statement by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric to the 'Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapon Systems 2024: Humanity at the Crossroads'

… We cannot ignore the allegations of use of autonomous weapons in current conflicts. These reports … to violate IHL. Addressing the threat of autonomous weapons is therefore relevant for …

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The ICRC urges States to achieve tangible results next year towards adopting new legally binding rules on autonomous weapons

… on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively … raised by the use of certain conventional weapons in contemporary armed conflicts and by … their efforts in 2022 to address the issue of autonomous weapon systems (AWS). However, we …

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Challenges raised by increasingly autonomous technologies

… have spurred the development of increasingly autonomous weapons, the precise delineation between an armed drone and a fully autonomous weapon system (sometimes termed a …

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Autonomous weaponry and armed conflict

… a joint Conference in Washington DC on autonomous weaponry and armed conflict. The panel … posed by the development of increasingly autonomous weapons systems. Analyzing …

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Weapons and disarmament

… and prohibits or restricts the use of certain weapons. The ICRC plays a leading role in the … and international security ICRC position on autonomous weapons From the International … the legal implications of increasingly autonomous military syst… The future of …

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Container holding a range of grenades, submunitions and other recovered unexploded ordnance in Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan.

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