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“The cost of our inaction will be greater the longer we wait.”

@nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social spoke with #UN news about #KillerRobots, the urgent need for a treaty to regulate them, and the importance of the recent UN consultations in New York.

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‘Political courage’ urgently needed to address ‘killer robots’
Autonomous weapon systems, which require no human input to select and apply force, are developing rapidly and pose a threat to existing humanitarian, ethical, human rights and security norms. At the
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May 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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“Anti-personnel systems would also inevitably have disproportionate impacts on already marginalised communities through encoding and reproducing our societal biases in data sets.”

🗣️ #KillerRobots are an ethical issue. Listen to our statement at last week’s meeting at #UN Headquarters in New York
May 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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3/ The UN can sometimes provoke skepticism or disillusionment. But what I saw this week were committed people with serious ideas working in good faith to make the world a safer, more secure place for everyone.
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The UN Has a Rare Shot at Reducing the Risks of AI in Warfare
Inside the push to regulate lethal autonomous weapons — "killer robots" — and the diplomatic roadblocks ahead.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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I’m glad our work finds resonances. The paper is ci-authored with the excellent @ncrenic.bsky.social and is available free to read here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
May 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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TEDIC’s Pamela Peralta from Paraguay 🇵🇾 shares a #LatinAmerica perspective on last week’s informal consultations on #KillerRobots at #UN headquarters in #NYC
May 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🧵CAMPAIGNER STATEMENTS 🧵
The #StopKillerRobots delegation shaped last week's United Nations 🇺🇳 discussion on #AutonomousWeapons

🔑 Here are some key quotes from their interventions

First up – #Amnesty's @docmattmoudi.bsky.social on humanitarian and legal concerns
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Campaigners shaped talks on #KillerRobots' #Humanitarian and #legal concerns. Listen ⬇️

"Technologies that maim, immobilise, or in other ways undermine the exercise of basic human rights through the use of #AI powered systems should concern us deeply."

- @amnesty.org's @docmattmoudi.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Taking the conversation on #AutonomousWeapons to the #UNGA allows states that aren't part of the #UNCCW to have a seat at the table and discuss issues that will be pivotal in the negotiation of new int'l law.

🎤 Edwick from @wilpf.bsky.social Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 on last week’s UN #KillerRobots consultations
May 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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“There was widespread recognition... that new int'l law is urgently needed to address ethical, technological, legal and security concerns that #AutonomousWeapons pose to humanity.” – @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social

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The UN Has a Rare Shot at Reducing the Risks of AI in Warfare
Inside the push to regulate lethal autonomous weapons — "killer robots" — and the diplomatic roadblocks ahead.
www.globaldispatches.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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“Autonomous weapons systems - in particular autonomous weapons that are antipersonnel and target people are fundamentally incompatible with international law” – #Amnesty International’s Dr. Matt Mahmoudi speaking with @france24.com

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A propos - Autonomous weapons systems are fundamentally incompatible with international law, researcher says
Talks have been held at the UN this week on efforts to revive attempts to regulate AI-controlled autonomous weapons, as campaigners warn that time is running out to put guardrails on the fast-evolving...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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📰 #NEWS ROUNDUP 📰
on the #UN consultations on #AutonomousWeapons

“The cost of our inaction will be greater the longer we wait.”
@nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social spoke with #UN news about #KillerRobots and the urgent need for a treaty.

🎧 Listen here: soundcloud.com/unradio/poli...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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🍿Watch the film for yourself by watching the film for free on our YouTube channel.

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May 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🎙️Following the screening, guests heard from @hrw.org’s Bonnie Docherty and #Amnesty’s Dr. Matt Mahmoudi.
May 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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⁉️Should a machine be able to decide if someone lives or dies?

Audiences at our 'Immoral Code' documentary screening ahead of the recent #UnitedNations🇺🇳 consultations on #KillerRobots pondered this question and others about the ethics of delegating decision making on the battlefield to machines.
May 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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"In the context of rising geopolitical tensions [and] the increasing pursuit of autonomy in the use of force...moving from common understandings to a legal instrument is now critical and urgent."

– @article36.bsky.social's Elizabeth Minor speaks at the #UN consultations on #AutonomousWeapons
May 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The reality of #KillerRobots on the battlefield is increasing; crucially, the need for robust law is becoming all the more pressing, and more consequential.

The #UNGA offers a fully inclusive space, it is incumbent upon all states move to negotiations of new law with the requisite urgency.
May 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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"The idea that you wouldn't want to rule out the delegation of life or death decisions ... to a machine seems extraordinary."

Read about the importance of this week's #UN meeting on #AutonomousWeapons and the urgent need for legal safeguards to #StopKillerRobots

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Nations meet at UN for 'killer robot' talks as regulation lags
Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of AI-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as experts warn time is running out to put guardrails on new lethal technology.
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May 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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What happened on the first day of the #UnitedNations consultations on #AutonomousWeapons in NYC?

Listen to our Executive Director @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social's recap 👇
May 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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"The absence of human judgment in critical decisions about life and death could lead to disproportionate harm to marginalized communities particularly women and girls and other minority disadvantaged groups who often bear the impacts of armed conflicts." –@shirinejurdi.bsky.social @wilpf.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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“this issue concerns the future of multilateralism, of international law, and of our shared humanity…autonomy in weapons will not be confined to the battlefield - it will affect law enforcement, border control & other domains of public life” #KillerRobots
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May 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Stop Killer Robots members from all over the world are in New York for the first talks specifically on #KillerRobots at the UN 🇺🇳 NYC! This is the first time all states will have a seat at the table. All voices need to be heard if we are to create a treaty humanity needs. 1/🧵
May 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM