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Stop Killer Robots works to ensure human control in the use of force. Our campaign calls for new international law on autonomy in weapons systems. #TeamHuman

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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 15h
When AI informs decisions about who lives and dies, what happens to human control? Meaningful human control requires genuine judgement, scrutiny and accountability — not a human rubber-stamping an algorithm. This November, states must launch negotiations on #AutonomousWeapons. lnkd.in/edfTNu4k
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“130 governments around the world that support... [an autonomous weapons] treaty...we will be doing everything we can do encourage states to take what really is the next sensible step in this process, before we do end up in those doomsday scenarios.” —@verityc.bsky.social bradblog.com?p=19404
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U.S., Russia Collude to Weaken U.N Treaty on Use of Autonomous AI ‘Killer Robot’ Weaponry
Guest: Verity Coyle of Human Rights Watch; Also: Terror aboard Israel-bound plane; Trump, AI CEOs sign meaningless self-policing agreement at White House...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From António Guterres to leaders and officials from Mexico, Greece, Barbados, Ukraine, and beyond, governments and UN officials highlighted concerns about #AutonomousWeapons, human control and the need for international law. Swipe through for key quotes from the week. 🧵 #KillerRobots #UNGA
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"More civilian harm, less accountability and a faster slide into riskier, automated warfare.” That's what's at stake if states do not move toward a treaty to #StopKillerRobots at November's CCW Review Conference www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AutonomousWeapons
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“[A machine] must never have the final say over who lives and who dies.” Austria’s Foreign Minister warned the UN that increasingly #AutonomousWeapons are already being used on the battlefield. Governments must ensure humans — not machines — remain in control. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mqo...
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🇦🇹 Austria - Federal Minister Addresses United Nations General Debate, 81st Session | #UNGA
YouTube video by United Nations
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“[AI is] being used to target real people, real ships and real schools, that’s a real problem today.” #StopKillerRobots' Peter Asaro spoke to @sfgate.com about AI-enabled surveillance, the growing accessibility of dangerous tech, and why regulation needs to catch up. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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This SF startup's advanced stalking drone is meant to keep you safe
A terrifying video shows an AI-piloted drone that can stalk someone.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"[AI is] making lethal recommendations, which don’t appear to receive enough human oversight to prevent atrocities." States must act now and create legal safeguards to #StopKillerRobots www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Killer AI is already here—we’re using it in Iran
Despite AI fears, a new poll shows few Americans know about the Pentagon's AI-assisted massacres.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Killer Robots should be forbidden. I don't accept the idea that a machine can decide on the life or death of people." —‚ #UnitedNations Secretary General Antonio Guterres We need a treaty to regulate #AutonomousWeapons now. #StopKillerRobots www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
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UN Chief Guterres calls for ban on ‘killer robots’
In this episode of On the Record, UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for ban on autonomous ‘killer robots’.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🕊️ This International Day of Peace, people around the world are calling for meaningful human control over decisions about the use of force. Different languages. Different voices. One message: Less autonomy. More humanity. #InternationalDayOfPeace #StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
⬇️ Read @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social's First Committee Briefing book for our entry on #AutonomousWeapons and why states should commit to preserving meaningful human control and urgently start negotiations of a legally binding instrument to #StopKillerRobots reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Investors have a role to play in shaping the future of #AutonomousWeapons. ➡️ The first step is signing our Investor Statement: www.stopkillerrobots.org/investor-sta... #StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons #AI
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thanks to Aldo Bonati, Camille Bisconte de Saint Julien, Sam Jones, Claire Gavini-Jean and moderator Roos Boer for a thoughtful conversation.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We discussed investor red lines, dual-use technologies, due diligence — and why a strong international treaty is the missing piece. A clear, enforceable global rulebook would give investors the standards they need to manage risk and avoid complicity in unlawful harm.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One year after Stop Killer Robots and Etica Funds launched our Investor Statement on autonomous weapons, we brought leading investors into the room at Geneva during the #CCW to discuss what unregulated autonomy in weapons means for the financial sector.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
States must turn years of discussion into binding rules that safeguard humanity, uphold meaningful human control and ensure compliance with international laws. Time is running out, States must act now. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /9
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The political momentum towards a treaty is undeniable. More than 70 states have backed moving to negotiations on an autonomous weapons instrument based on the adopted elements. /8
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The GGE has concluded its work. Now states must continue their commitment towards achieving a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems. Stop Killer Robots urges states to launch negotiations in November at the 7th CCW review conference. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /7
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Machines must never decide who lives or dies. Yet the anti-personnel prohibitions were absent from the debate. Stronger legal safeguards against digital dehumanisation and automated harm are essential. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /6
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The current text only applies in armed conflict, the provisions are vague and they do not include key concepts such as ‘predictability’, ‘reliability’, ‘explainability’ and ‘traceability’. They still allow autonomous weapons to identify and kill human beings. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /5
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The elements adopted are not enough to provide a comprehensive response to the ethical, humanitarian, legal and security challenges of autonomous weapons. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /4
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Regrettably, after three years of painstaking work, important elements of the draft instrument were deleted in the final hours, as highly militarised states pushed their interests over humanitarian protections. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /3
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
With elements of an instrument agreed, This could be a significant step for international law and the protection of civilians in conflict - if states can turn these elements into a legal treaty and strengthen certain elements during negotiations. #CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons /2
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On Saturday, 5 September, around 3am, the #CCWUN GGE adopted by consensus the “elements of an instrument” on #AutonomousWeapons. Now they must make that instrument a reality. www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/nothing... /1
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today's decisions will shape the future young people inherit. Our #Youth Delegates were in Geneva this week for UN discussuons on #AutonomousWeapons. Here's what they had to say about their experience — and why young voices belong in these conversations. #StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons #CCWUN
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Clear, binding rules would help ensure that increasingly #AutonomousWarfare does not make violence easier to unleash and harder to control." ❗A key message to states as the #CCWUN in Geneva concludes today. @elkeschwarz.bsky.social @jessicadorsey.bsky.social theconversation.com/autonomous-w...
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Autonomous weapons can select targets without human help – now is the time for binding rules
Officials are meeting in Geneva to negotiate urgent controls on autonomous weapons.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined our Geneva side event on #AutonomousWeapons! 🤝🇺🇳 On Monday, we explored the humanitarian, human rights and children’s rights — concerns that must feature more in international discussions. These must be at the centre of a treaty to #StopKillerRobots
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This week at the informal exchanges on AI in the military at the UN 🇺🇳, our campaigners are calling on states to act urgently to stop and prevent digital dehumanisation and automated harm and ensure meaningful human control over the use of force. 🗣️ Stay tuned for updates from campaigners in Geneva
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
⚠️ Digital dehumanisation is not an abstract concern - it's happening right now in conflicts around the world. Handing targeting decisions to machines strips people of their humanity. Victims are reduced to data points, while survivors have no one to hold accountable.
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Mines Action Canada @minesactioncan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If you are curious about how things are going on autonomous weapons in Canada have a listen to this podcast featuring our friend and frequent collaborator Dr. Jason Millar! www.canadaland.com/podcast/185-... @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social
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#185 Ottawa’s Killer Robot Problem
Host Sam spent a day at Canada's biggest defence trade show asking about autonomous weapons.
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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Seriously concerning in this context: "To enable rapid development, the taskforce has exemptions from standard financial and procedural controls." @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🎬 ICYMI: The next episode of “Ask the Arms Experts” delves into AI, with Branka Marijan 🤖 @ploughsharesca.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social See the full interview at the link below: youtu.be/MBwwbOOlSos?...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“Our main concern is that this is happening before specific rules are in place to make sure there is always meaningful human control in the use of force and life and death decisions aren’t delegated to machines” – @elizabethminor.bsky.social euperspectives.eu/2026/06/the-...
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The EU has a killer robots rule. The world does not - EU Perspectives
The EU bans killer robot funding. But in Gaza and Ukraine, AI already selects targets. Global rules do not yet exist.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"If humans are just rubber-stamping decisions, what are the lines of accountability there — and what does the liability look like?” #Autonomousweapons #StopKillerRobots campaigner @brankamarijan.bsky.social in @theverge.com www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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AI warfare is already here
Even Anthropic seems to think its red lines won’t hold for long.
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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Preach! Glad to see that the pope is speaking our language ... @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/1231...
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Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’
Pontiff warns of dangers of a technological revolution driven by ‘the idolatry of profit’
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"The rise of unregulated AI and autonomy in warfare in ongoing conflicts have been used to devastating humanitarian effects." – our Executive Director @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social #PopeLeo
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The need to safeguard humanity from dehumanising technology that, as #PopeLeo rightly identified, “reduc[e] victims to data”, is needed now, more than ever. Read our #PressRelease: www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/respons...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
To learn more about why African states should #StopKillerRobots, read our regional briefing for African states www.stopkillerrobots.org/resource/reg...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“This issue extends beyond conflict. Technologies used on the battlefield are often transferred to policing and border management, making anyone a potential victim of automated harm.” #AutonomousWeapons independentonsaturday.co.za/technology/o...
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South Africa's AI Policy: Now is the Time to Raise Our Concerns
Minister Solly Malatsi's withdrawal of South Africa's Draft National AI Policy raises critical questions about the integrity of policymaking in the digital age. As concerns about AI regulation mount, ...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🗣️ Read their interview: stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/whats-deco...
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What's decolonial feminism got to do with it?
A conversation with campaigners advancing the fight to #StopKillerRobots to create a world that is equitable and free of automated harm.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Gisela Luján Andrade ( @giselalujan.bsky.social) and Jennifer Menninger sat down to speak with us about the importance of decolonial #Feminism in campaigner's work to #StopKillerRobots.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"We can't solve the harms of military AI using the same systems that created them. We need approaches that center marginalized voices and rethink how decisions are made." — @giselalujan.bsky.social #StopKillerRobots stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/whats-deco...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If you're interested in becoming #Youth campaigner like Lauren, go here: www.stopkillerrobots.org/youth-and-ki... #StopKillerRobots
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“Younger generations have grown up in a digital era, which gives us a unique and valuable perspective on the benefits and challenges of emerging technologies." - Lauren Barnard, youth campaigner Read about her first UN Meeting on #AutonomousWeapons stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/talking-to...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🔑 ⬇️ Key point on why regulation on #MilitaryAI and #AutonomousWeapons are needed now more than ever.
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
In the article, she reflects on: 📌 concerns with human's "rubber-stamping" decisions generated by military AI 📌 the issue of classified environments 📌 reflects on the concerns she had with Project Maven which lead her to leave #Google 8 years ago #StopKillerRobots #MilitaryAI #AutonomousWeapons
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Many of the same concerns my colleagues and I had eight years ago are echoed in the recent letter current Google employees sent their CEO Sundar Pichai last week." — Laura Nolan, ex-Google Software Engineer Highlights⬇️ Read Laura's story on our #Substack: www.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙯 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 (like the recent Google letter to Sundar Pichai) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 (like the November #UNCCW Review Conference where states can launch negotiations on an Autonomous Weapons treaty) 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙄.
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