Killer robots on the NZ government radar

WELLINGTON (CU)_Over the recent months, discussions have arisen in New Zealand regarding highly contentious new technologies associated with autonomous weapons systems (AWS), which possess the ability to select and kill people without further human intervention once they are activated. In August this year, the Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Phil Twyford hosted the ‘Dialogue on Autonomous Weapons Systems and Human Control’, which was aimed at…