The Rise of Autonomous AI Weapons: A Global Debate

The Pentagon is moving closer to deploying AI-controlled drones that can autonomously decide to kill human targets, a development that critics argue is concerning and hands life and death decisions to machines without human input. Countries like the US, China, and Israel are developing these so-called "killer robots," while several governments are lobbying for a binding UN resolution to restrict their use. However, the US, along with Russia, Australia, and Israel, is resisting such a move and prefers a non-binding resolution. The Pentagon aims to deploy swarms of AI-enabled drones to offset China's military advantage, with officials emphasizing the need for lethal decision-making capabilities under human supervision.