Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

[2][3] First launched in April 2013, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has urged governments and the United Nations to issue policy to outlaw the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems, also known as LAWS.

"[10] In July 2018, over 200 technology companies and 3,000 individuals signed a public pledge to "not participate nor support the development, manufacture, trade, or use of lethal autonomous weapons.

[12][13] In June 2018, Kate Conger, then a journalist for Gizmodo and now with the New York Times, revealed Google's involvement in Project Maven, a US Department of Defense-funded program that sought to autonomously process video footage shot by surveillance drones.

"[15] Facing internal pressure and public scrutiny, Google released a set of Ethical Principles for AI which included a pledge to not develop artificial intelligence for use in weapons and promised not to renew the Maven contract after it expires in 2019.

The film is due to premiere at Prince Charles Cinema in London's Leicester Square and examines whether there are situations where it’s morally and socially acceptable to take life, and importantly - would a computer know the difference?

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots launched in London in April 2013. [ 1 ]
J Williams is a renowned American activist (Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work toward the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines). On TedX she calls here for a preventive and total ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS)