세계가 우려하고 있는 킬러 로봇 전쟁 "Killer robots a small step away and must be outlawed"

 

 

The killer robots of film might be closer than we think  Photo: Warner Br/Everett/REX
킬러 로봇은 우리가 생각하는 것 이상으로 더 현실화 되어 있을지도 모른다.

 

유엔의 고위관리인 안젤라 케인은 사람이 수행하지 않는 킬러로봇 기술은 그저 초기단계이며 앞으로  절대 금지 시켜야 한다고 말한다. 그녀는 더 늦기 전에 킬러 로봇 개발계획을 취소해야한다고 주장하고 있다.   또한 사람이 수행하지 않는 처참하고 공포스러운 로봇 전쟁은 문제를 더 복잡화시키고 비인간적으로 만들 수 있다고 말한다.   현재는 사람에 의해 원격조정되는 군사로봇의 기술의 초기적 단계이지만 앞으로는 사람이 전혀 개입되지 않은  완전 기계화에 의한 전쟁 양상을 보일 것이라고 한다.   UN은 올해 초에 치명적인 로봇무기 개발에 관한 첫 회의를 가졌으며 또 다른 정상회의가 가을에 있을 예정으로 있다. 많은 후진국들은 드론과 같은 로봇무기가 자신들의 영토에 사용되지 않을까 하는 우려를 가지고 있다.   이라크 전쟁에서 미군이 많은 로봇 무기를 선보이고 이스라엘이 시험적인 무기체계를 개발하고는 있지만 아직 까지는 초기적인 단계임에는 틀림없다.   에디터 황기철 kcontents

 

 

 

Killer robots a small step away and must be outlawed,

says top UN official

By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent A senior UN official says battlefield robots that can kill without human control are a 'small step' away and should be banned   Killer robots programmed to open fire without human control are just a “small step” from the battlefield and military powers should agree to outlaw them, a top United Nations official has said.   Angela Kane, the UN’s high representative for disarmament, said governments should be more open about programmes to develop the technology and she favoured a pre-emptive ban before it was too late.   She said: “Any weapon of war is terrible, and if you can launch this without human intervention, I think it’s even worse. It compounds the problem and dehumanises it in a way.   “It becomes a faceless war and I think that’s really terrible and so to my mind I think it should be outlawed. The decision is really in the hands of the states who have the capability to develop them."   Related Articles Britain prepared to develop 'killer robots', minister says 18 Jun 2013 Battlefield killer robots 'almost a reality' 23 Apr 2013 US army test killer robot tank 24 Jun 2014 D-Day at 70: how Russia turned the tide of war in the East RBTH   Ms Kane said there was “a great deal of concern” about the prospect of killer robots being developed that would commit war crimes on the battlefield.   There had also been a great deal of reluctance from major military powers to discuss the issue.   Last year, Alistair Burt, then a Conservative foreign minister, said while the technology had potentially "terrifying" implications, Britain "reserves the right" to develop it to protect troops.   Ms Kane said: “There’s a great deal of concern about the increasing automation that’s going on in general. Just think about these self-driving cars that we hear are being tested on the roads.   So that is only just a small step to develop weapons that are going to be activated without human intervention. Warfare in general is becoming increasingly automated.”   She said: “The concern relates specifically to weapons that have the capability of selecting and also attacking targets without human intervention. Who has the responsibility and who has the liability? This is a really big issue in terms of how we are going about this."   The United Nations held its first meeting on the threat from “lethal autonomous weapons” earlier this year. Another summit is planned for the autumn.   She said many developing countries were worried such weapons may be used on their territory, just as remotely piloted drones have been used in recent years.   "I personally believe that there cannot be a weapon that can be fired without human intervention. I do not believe that there should be a weapon, ever, that is not guided and where there is not the accountability clearly established by whoever takes that step to guide it or to launch it. I do not believe that we could have weapons that could be controlled by robots."   Militaries are making increasing use of robots, from bomb disposal machines to armed remotely piloted drones carrying out missile strikes.   Israel has experimented with border control robots and American has trialled them in Iraq and Afghanistan. But an expert on military robots said all current machines' weapons are controlled and directed by humans, who make the final decision whether to fire.   Huw Williams, Unmanned Systems Editor at IHS Jane’s International Defence Review, said he knew of no programmes to make killer robots and even the most advanced machines had little ability to act on their own.   He said: “Autonomy at the moment is quite limited. You set the task parameters, give it way points and tell it to go and do x, y and z. Then the machine decides: 'How do I get from x to y to z in the most efficient manner and get things done?' But in terms of real thinking, real autonomy, then no."   While it is theoretically possible that a robot could have sensors and fire when it detected something, he said taking human control away had big disadvantages for commanders.   He said: “Firstly there's a real loss of control over the battlefield for commanders. Secondly, if a mistake is made there's a real problem with accountability." telegraph

 

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