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SUMMARY:Stopping Killer Robots: RightsCon presentation
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DESCRIPTION:HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER LORRAINE FINLAY IS CALLING FOR BANS O
 N\nLETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS (LAWS) - WEAPONS THAT USE ARTIFICIAL\
 nINTELLIGENCE AND FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO SELECT AND ATTACK\nTARG
 ETS. \n\nCommissioner Finlay will present ‘Stopping Killer Robots –\np
 rohibiting the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS)’ at\nRigh
 tsCon Costa Rica.\n\nThe Commissioner says there is an urgent need to legi
 slate\, as LAWS\nare not currently specifically regulated by international
  humanitarian\nlaw. “The fast development of this technology has meant t
 hat there\nare insufficient checks and balances in place to prevent their 
 misuse.\nThere are even reports that LAWS have been used in combat as earl
 y as\nMarch 2021 and in the war between Russia and Ukraine.”\n\nThere ar
 e significant problems with the underlying technologies\,\nincluding techn
 ical inaccuracy of facial recognition technology in\nidentifying women and
  people from minority racism groups. There are\nconcerns about how easily 
 LAWS could trigger an arms race or fuel\ndomestic terrorism. The technolog
 y also violates common principles of\nwarfare.\n\nLearn more by tuning int
 o ‘Stopping Killer Robots – prohibiting\nthe use of lethal autonomous 
 weapons systems (LAWS)’ at 6.15pm on\nWednesday 7 June (AEST). Register 
 for the online presentation.\n[https://www.rightscon.org/participate/]\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine 
 Finlay is calling for bans on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) - w
 eapons that use artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology 
 to select and attack targets. </strong></p>\n<p>Commissioner Finlay will p
 resent ‘Stopping Killer Robots – prohibiting the use of lethal autonom
 ous weapons systems (LAWS)’ at RightsCon Costa Rica.</p>\n<p>The Commiss
 ioner says there is an urgent need to legislate\, as LAWS are not currentl
 y specifically regulated by international humanitarian law. “The fast de
 velopment of this technology has meant that there are insufficient checks 
 and balances in place to prevent their misuse. There are even reports that
  LAWS have been used in combat as early as March 2021 and in the war betwe
 en Russia and Ukraine.”</p>\n<p>There are significant problems with the 
 underlying technologies\, including technical inaccuracy of facial recogni
 tion technology in identifying women and people from minority racism group
 s. There are concerns about how easily LAWS could trigger an arms race or 
 fuel domestic terrorism. The technology also violates common principles of
  warfare.</p>\n<p>Learn more by tuning into ‘Stopping Killer Robots – 
 prohibiting the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS)’ at 6.15
 pm on Wednesday 7 June (AEST). <a href=\"https://www.rightscon.org/partici
 pate/\">Register for the online presentation.</a></p>\n
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