former ICAN executive director
The author wrote that the Pope had urged governments to adopt a mandate at the CCW in November to negotiate a new legally binding agreement.
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former ICAN executive director
The author said it was striking that some people called international law useless while, in their view, the world’s biggest military power was openly afraid of it.
former ICAN executive director
The author said the film *Will We Let AI Kill People? – Inside the Global Effort to Stop Autonomous Weapons* was available on YouTube and invited people to watch it. They said it followed diplomats and NGOs for two years as they worked to create a new treaty.
former ICAN executive director
Støre, Stubb & others must give their negotiators clear instructions: don’t allow a few countries opposed to rules to set the ceiling for everyone else. Secure a mandate to negotiate a new treaty—and, if consensus is once again used as a veto, take negotiations elsewhere #Negotiations #Treaty #Consensus #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
former ICAN executive director
The real test for these 20 states comes in Nov. At the CCW RevCon, states can launch negotiations on legally binding rules for autonomous weapons. The US, Russia & Israel remain firmly opposed to new binding rules and are working hard to stop any governments from moving forward. #AutonomousWeapons #CCWRevCon #Disarmament #US #RU #IL
former ICAN executive director
This is a welcomed initiative at a crucial time but as so many #UNGA appeals or launches of new groups, it lacks a plan of concrete steps to take. Stubb and Støre mentions killer robots using AI for lethal attacks as a specific reason for this initiative. https://t.co/e5WXbRa7Fx #UNGA #AI #KillerRobots #FI #NO
former ICAN executive director
I spoke to @kaitborsay at @thetimes radio yesterday about AI risk and what threats to humanity that AI pose. I talked about the potential risk of superintelligence and the immediate dangers of allowing killer robots on battlefields. Listen at 1:05. https://t.co/dx5XpMmCN3 #AI #Superintelligence #KillerRobots #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.
former ICAN executive director
This is a welcomed step and that the UK is aiming to "target those who finance, facilitate or construct new settlements" is really good news. These settlements are illegal under international law and every state should take action to make it difficult to continue to do that. #InternationalLaw #Settlements #HumanRights #UK
former ICAN executive director
The 100th country joined team #TPNW today. I’m so proud of the campaign and the work it does to get country after country to ban nuclear weapons, it’s more needed than ever. ICAN and TPNW 4-ever!!! 💕💕💕 #TPNW #ICAN #NuclearBan #Nospecificcountrycodesmentioned.
former ICAN executive director
However, in diplomacy you sometimes just need to call something a win so if this is what Trump needs to say to end his illegal war on Iran then im not going to protest #Diplomacy #Trump #IranWar #IR