Africa: Should 'Killer Robots' Be Banned?

Geneva — Drones are already doing a lot of killing on behalf of certain governments, but a human being still has to make a conscious decision somewhere and press a button. What if killing machines were programmed to take such decisions all by themselves?

"Killer robots" may sound like fodder for dystopian fiction, but they are exactly what weapons technology experts, human rights groups and United Nations' member states are meeting in Geneva this week to discuss.

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