The Global Struggle to Regulate Killer Robots Before It's Too Late

Host Marc Ellery examines the global struggle to regulate lethal autonomous weapons systems — AI-powered "killer robots" already deployed in conflicts like Ukraine — as the UN's Group of Governmental Experts meets in Geneva in March 2026, with major powers like the U.S., China, and Russia blocking binding regulations despite calls from over 120 nations and UN Secretary-General António Guterres for a treaty. The episode covers the critical "accountability gap" when algorithms make life-or-death targeting decisions, reported cases of AI-assisted strikes approved in just 20 seconds with 10% error rates, and why existing international humanitarian law may be insufficient as military AI races ahead of diplomatic oversight.

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