The Future of Life Institute has published a new open letter calling for a global ban on autonomous weapons. The letter has been signed by hundreds of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics researchers, as well as several high-profile names from the business and scientific community.

The letter argues that a global AI weapons race would not benefit the human race in any way.

What’s An Autonomous Weapon?

An autonomous weapon selects and attacks a target without human manipulation. While the modern military already uses drones to target and attack enemies, those drones are piloted and controlled by humans. An autonomous drone, on the other hand, would identify and attack a target on its own based on a set of selection criteria.

According to the AI community, “the deployment of such systems is… feasible within years, not decades.”

What’s The Problem?

Proponents of AI weapons systems argue…

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