In a world where autonomous weapons can choose targets on their own, data can put us all at risk, a US veteran warns.

The United Nations and the Red Cross are warning that rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic weapons are bringing the world dangerously close to crossing a moral red line that has inspired dystopian science fiction for decades: the autonomous targeting of humans by deadly machines. In an appeal to world leaders on August 25, the International Committee of the Red Cross and…

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