Lethal Autonomous Weapon System (LAWS)
A lethal autonomous weapon system is a weapon that, once activated, can select and engage targets without further human intervention.
What is Lethal Autonomous Weapon System (LAWS)?
Governments have discussed regulation under the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons since 2014, and the UN General Assembly has passed resolutions calling for action. Debate centres on maintaining meaningful human control.
How it works
Sensors and AI identify targets matching programmed criteria and the system attacks without human confirmation.
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