UN agrees text on lethal autonomous weapons

GENEVA: Nearly 130 countries on Saturday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) — “killer robots” to their critics — a first step toward talks on a possible international treaty to regulate them. The text agreed upon has not yet been made public — but campaign groups following the talks have already criticized leading countries for dragging their feet on the issue. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen announced the agreement, by 128 countries, on Saturday. The Netherl

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