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Jody Williams

1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

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“To avoid a future where machines select and attack targets without further human intervention, countries must draw the line against unchecked autonomy in weapon systems,”

Jody Williams

1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

In 2017, Jody Williams said countries must limit weapons that select and attack targets without further human intervention.

1997 Nobel Peace laureate and co-founder, Campaign to Stop Killer RobotsNovember 13, 2017Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

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More than 70 countries are participating in a Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) meeting on this topic that opens at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva today “To avoid a future where machines select and attack targets without further human intervention, countries must draw the line against unchecked autonomy in weapon systems,” said Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate and co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

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The release defines the concern as fully autonomous weapons that select targets and apply violent force without meaningful human control; it does not call for banning every autonomous civilian or military system.
In her next sentence, Williams said a treaty ban could be negotiated within two years only with adequate political will.

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“With adequate political will, governments can negotiate an international treaty and ban killer robots—fully autonomous weapons— within two years time.”

Jody Williams

1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

In 2017, Jody Williams said governments could negotiate a treaty banning fully autonomous weapons within two years if they had adequate political will.

1997 Nobel Peace laureate and co-founder, Campaign to Stop Killer RobotsNovember 13, 2017Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

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… select and attack targets without further human intervention, countries must draw the line against unchecked autonomy in weapon systems,” said Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate and co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. “With adequate political will, governments can negotiate an international treaty and ban killer robots—fully autonomous weapons— within two years time.” The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a global coalition co-founded by nongovernmental organizations in October 2012. It is working to preemptively ban fully autonomous weapons, also known as lethal autonomous weapons systems.

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Williams conditioned the two-year timetable on adequate political will.
The release limits the proposed ban to fully autonomous weapons that select targets and apply violent force without meaningful human control; it does not call for banning every autonomous civilian or military system.

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