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UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
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UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
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We are a UK coalition of NGOs, tech workers and academics working towards an international treaty to establish limits to autonomous weapons systems.
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Great article today from Abdujalil Abdurasulov @BBCNews
"There are also fears that automated systems will violate the rules of war. How will they avoid harming civilians, or distinguish soldiers who want to surrender?"
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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The Disarmament and International Security Committee will begin its eightieth session tomorrow, with autonomous weapons high on the agenda. You can read about the key issues in the First Committee Briefing Book.
reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publ…
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🧵👇UPDATE: Here are some additional statements from High Level Week at #UNGA80 on #AutonomousWeapons and military #AI
🆕Take a deeper dive in our latest Substack post: stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/no-machine-s…
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#HighLevelWeek at the @UN made clear that #AutonomousWeapons are on the table. The international community needs to create legal safeguards on military #AI and #AutonomousWeapons. 🧵👇 Here are some key takeaways from this week at #UNGA80
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Highlights from last week at UNGA
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#HighLevelWeek at the @UN made clear that #AutonomousWeapons are on the table. The international community needs to create legal safeguards on military #AI and #AutonomousWeapons. 🧵👇 Here are some key takeaways from this week at #UNGA80
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The joint statement at the GGE is due tomorrow, and 31 countries have supported it so far. Despite 14 NATO members backing it, the UK is still holding out.
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Hear from @elizabethminor3 at the start of the GGE discussions this week in Geneva.
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What's happening as states gather at the #UN in Geneva this week to discuss #AutonomousWeapons? Our Policy Manager @elizabethminor3 explains 👇 Watch the meeting live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k…
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From @UNGeneva's conference tables to real-world battlefields, choices made here could save lives — or automate killing. The time for a treaty is now. We’re here this week to remind states of the stakes.
📺Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k…
#CCWUN #StopKillerRobots
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Last week, the UK increased its military spending to 2.5%—here's why a treaty on AWS is more urgent than ever.
ukstopkillerrobots.org.uk/2025/03/06/sta…
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⚡️BREAKING ⚡️161 states #VoteAgainstTheMachine at the UN General Assembly mandating NYC talks on #KillerRobots with ALL states for the first time!
Read more: stopkillerrobots.org/news/161-state…
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You can find the full resolution A/C.1/79/L.77 at reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…
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If the new government is serious about addressing these challenges it must now support new international law on AWS to maintain meaningful human control - a principle the UK already subscribes to in its national policy.
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Thread: UNGA is about to vote on Resolution L.77 on autonomous weapons systems: .
While we urge the UK to vote in favour of this resolution, here are a few things to consider 👇
#VoteAgainstTheMachine
#StopKillerRobots
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Follow what's happening at the United Nations #FirstCommittee and hear what states have to say about #KillerRobots and other disarmament issues
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k…
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9. Lead on regulating new weaponised technologies
The UK should seek to avert costly & destabilising arms races & get ahead of the risks inherent in such next gen military tech as cyber, AI, AWS, space-based, & bio weapons by promoting their effective, multilateral regulation.
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Countries worldwide have shown real leadership in calling for new int'l law to regulate machines that can attack and kill without meaningful human control.
At #UNGA79, they have the action to go from words to action by supporting the resolution on #AutonomousWeapons.
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People are #MoreThanData - that’s why states need to #StopKillerRobots and support the resolution on autonomous weapons that will take us toward int’l law at #UNGA79
stopkillerrobots.org/VoteAgainstThe… @uk_robots
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