Lobbyists aim to persuade the United Nations to speed up efforts for a pre-emptive ban on the use of killer drones, as the US, China and UK argue for more autonomous combat machines. In August, Tesla CEO Mustafa Suleyman and Alphabet DeepMind boss Elon Musk signed an open letter to the UN calling for a halt to the development of killer drones. Noel Sharkey, chair of the International Committee on Robot Arms Control, said: "The UN moves at iceberg pace and actors with vested interests put obstacles in the path at every turn."
Lobbyists aim to persuade the United Nations to speed up efforts for a pre-emptive ban on the use of killer drones, as the US, China and UK argue for more autonomous combat machines. In August, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Alphabet DeepMind boss Mustafa Suleyman signed an open letter to the UN calling for a halt to the development of killer drones. Noel Sharkey, chair of the International Committee on Robot Arms Control, said: "The UN moves at iceberg pace and actors with vested interests put obstacles in the path at every turn."