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Autonomous lethal drones used in Libya, King County bans government use of facial recognition, and more!

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Jun 07, 2021
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A rally in Berlin in 2019 to push for a ban on autonomous weapons.
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Have autonomous robots started killing in war?

A recent U.N. report states that an autonomous drone may have been used to attack soldiers in the conflict in Libya last year. While drones have been used as a weapon for a long time, which target they engage with and whether or not the…

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