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Marta Kosmyna, Silicon Valley Lead for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots with robot campaigner David Wreckham. Photo: Ari Beser. Asking a question can spark a movement. All it takes is for one person to stand up, question the status quo, and think critically about the current state of affairs. We saw this last year with […]

Photo by John Sloan Photography (CC BY-NC-SA) Dehumanisation is the failure to acknowledge the humanity of others. It is a denial of human dignity — the intrinsic value of human persons — which is one of the cornerstones of human rights and of modern ethical thought. Conversely, dehumanisation can be the first step towards war, genocide, and […]

The third Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems will be held at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva on 11-15 April 2016. The following Frequently Asked Questions provide background on the objectives and purpose of this multilateral meeting. The formal proceedings will not be webcast live, but some statements will […]

“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it.” Stop Killer Robots was in Belgium last week to accept the Ypres Peace Prize. This prize, awarded to the campaign in 2020, is special to us because we were chosen as Laureates by the young people of the city. Last week, we […]

A record turn-out of 115 people from 40 countries participated in Part One of the Humanitarian Disarmament Forum on 19-21 October, co-hosted by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and Soka Gakkai International. This was the ninth annual gathering of activists working across humanitarian disarmament since 2012 and the first Forum to be held virtually. […]

On 12 December 2020, the ‘Global Youth Conference on Fully Autonomous Weapons’ helped advance youth leadership in humanitarian disarmament by providing an avenue for youth to contribute to ongoing multilateral discussions on fully autonomous weapons.

Working to ban killer robots — weapons systems that would select and engage their targets without meaningful human control — is not the sort of job that most people would think could be fun. Fair enough; it may not seem like a positive topic. But the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has had a massive […]

9 de abril de 2018 Ginebra COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: SE NECESITA UN NUEVO TRATADO PARA POHIBIR LOS ROBOTS ASESINOS Los Estados se reúnen por quinta vez para discutir sobre las armas totalmente autónomas Los gobiernos se están quedando sin tiempo para evitar el desarrollo de los sistemas de armas que seleccionarían objetivos y ataques por […]

9 April 2018 Geneva PRESS RELEASE:  New Treaty Needed to Ban Killer Robots States Meet for the Fifth Time to Discuss Fully Autonomous Weapons Governments are running out of time to prevent the development of weapons systems that would select targets and attack on their own, without meaningful human control, said the Campaign to Stop […]

As COVID-19 compels the international community to expand the toolbox at its disposal to more effectively tackle the crisis, artificial intelligence (AI) companies and the broader tech sector are rallying to assist governments and public health authorities. Established companies and start-ups are developing means of early detection, performing digital contact tracing, 3D printing face shields, and even working on better detection of […]