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A round of applause for GWG@MFA, Susanne Hammer, Caroline Worgötter and the rest of alexander kmentt's team (and Alexander Kmentt himself) who worked very hard to organize #AWS2024 .

We have responsibility to act and put in place rules to protect humanity. Difficult geopolitical situation doesn't absolve us of political obligation to take action, build partnerships- #AWS2024 Summary

Ethics should be the force that guides our response to #AWS 2024 .
Targeting of humans w/ #AWS raises fundamental ethical questions, and possibility of targeting specific groups further zo - #AWS 2024 summary

'Human control must prevail in the use of force...'
Two-tier approach supported by many: #AWS that can't be used in accordance w/ #IHL must be prohibited, others regulated w/ specific rules - from #AWS 2024 summary

#AWS2024 Closing session: alexander kmentt presents the Chair's Summary.

Everybody, give your statements to Angel (Peru) to read - I could barely understand anyone else.
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Listening for states expressing their views & preferences for the proper forum/fora to address #AWS . Stick with the CCW? Seek a new track? To what end? - #AWS 2024

Last part of the #AWS2024 is statements by attending countries, starting now. So many have asked to speak, the session is expected to go for almost 3.5 hrs.

SCOOP: The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday. reuters.com/world/un-exper…

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#AWS2024 #AWS2024 Vienna

Kenneth Payne shares his skepticism of some of the assumptions and arguments underlying the debate on #AWS - increasing distance between user of weapon & victim not the only/main thing making killing easier, doubt whether use of AI as such leads to greater # of victims - #AWS 2024

The last panel of #AWS2024 discusses how dealing with autonomous weapons systems wil shape the future of human-technology relations.

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The panel on human dignity and ethics at the #AWS 2024 is diving deep into the questions of data bias, objectification of humans as targets, systematic & cold nature of violence through #AWS , and application of human rights law/framework to these issues

Don't obsess about particular weapon categories & focus on what the guiding principles for the humans are to use them - Frank Sauer #AWS2024

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Certain degree of autonomy present in various weapons and it's fine; the problem is in removing a human from lethal targeting decision - Harold Hongju Koh #AWS2024

To retain foreseeability to enable IHL compliance, need specific limitations on use, and some systems may not be usable at all. And beyond IHL there are broader ethical considerations- Cordula Droege #AWS2024

Why are autonomous weapons systems a challenge for IHL? Use is authorized by a human in advance, but the exact target determined by specific environment, ergo difficult to take precautions required by IHL - Cordula Droege #AWS2024