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The publication indicated that the problem emerged during discussions in Geneva among the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems; the sessions occurred from August 31 to September 4.
WP reports that the delegations removed from the document a stipulation that military AI must function "predictably" and "reliably," and that a human must confirm targets chosen by algorithms prior to launching an attack.
Additionally, a clause concerning the evaluation of ethical aspects in the deployment of these weapons was eliminated. A source from the newspaper referred to the revision process as "death by a thousand cuts."
Sources from WP indicated that both the Russian and the US teams were made up of around ten lawyers each, which is almost twice the size of any other state's delegation involved in the discussions. The meeting on military AI occurred privately, and sources noted that civil society organization representatives were requested to exit the room.
Moreover, the sources indicate that modifications to the document were addressed so quickly that smaller delegations struggled to keep up with the discussions. The newspaper's requests for comment went unanswered by the US State Department, the Russian Foreign Ministry, and the UN.
Nicole van Rooijen, the Executive Director of the Stop Killer Robots coalition, stated to The Washington Post that both Russia and the US are against legally binding regulations on autonomous weapons. Because decisions are reached through consensus, either country has the power to veto proposals that the majority backs, she remarked.
source: washingtonpost.com
WP reports that the delegations removed from the document a stipulation that military AI must function "predictably" and "reliably," and that a human must confirm targets chosen by algorithms prior to launching an attack.
Additionally, a clause concerning the evaluation of ethical aspects in the deployment of these weapons was eliminated. A source from the newspaper referred to the revision process as "death by a thousand cuts."
Sources from WP indicated that both the Russian and the US teams were made up of around ten lawyers each, which is almost twice the size of any other state's delegation involved in the discussions. The meeting on military AI occurred privately, and sources noted that civil society organization representatives were requested to exit the room.
Moreover, the sources indicate that modifications to the document were addressed so quickly that smaller delegations struggled to keep up with the discussions. The newspaper's requests for comment went unanswered by the US State Department, the Russian Foreign Ministry, and the UN.
Nicole van Rooijen, the Executive Director of the Stop Killer Robots coalition, stated to The Washington Post that both Russia and the US are against legally binding regulations on autonomous weapons. Because decisions are reached through consensus, either country has the power to veto proposals that the majority backs, she remarked.
source: washingtonpost.com
