robots could end up causing the destruction of humanity, experts have warned.It comes after worried officials met at a UN conference in Geneva this month to discuss the rapidly increasing rate of technological advancement on lethal autonomous weapons (‘LAWS’), which are currently being worked on by military scientists in China, Russia and the United States.These 'slaughterbots' are fully machine-controlled, using technology such as artificial intelligence and facial recognition to make their own kills.Recent reports have shown that LAWS are being designed for use in ever more complex conflict situations, and are becoming capable of deciding for themselves whether a person should be executed.Professor James Dawes of Macalester College has.
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