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Russia and US move to strip safeguards from UN 'killer robots' pact

Original: 'Killer robots' one step closer as Russia and US team up to strip safeguards from UN pact https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https:/

Russia and the United States are reportedly working together to remove safeguards from a United Nations agreement regulating autonomous weapons, raising fears that so-called 'killer robots' are a step closer to reality. The two powers, usually at odds, jointly pushing back against restrictions on AI-controlled weaponry has alarmed arms-control advocates and reignited debate over the ethics of lethal autonomous systems.

Why now: Reports that rival powers Russia and the US are jointly weakening UN limits on autonomous weapons have sparked fresh concern about the prospect of AI-driven warfare.

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• 'Killer robots' one step closer as Russia and US team up to strip safeguards from UN pact https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirr or.co.uk/news/world-news/ai-killer-robots-un-russia-37706305 · mirror.co.uk@web.brid.gy · 5

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