Stop Killer Robots
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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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🚨🗳️The #AutonomousWeapons resolution has been adopted. Resolution L.41 tabled by
@austriaun.bsky.social and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support.
✅ 156 in favour
🟡8 abstentions
❌5 against
Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-sta...
@austriaun.bsky.social and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support.
✅ 156 in favour
🟡8 abstentions
❌5 against
Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-sta...
“While the drone is not a person, its targets might very well be. It removes soldiers from the direct act of killing.”
The increasing use of #AI and automation on the battlefield makes decision making opaque and accountability unclear. #StopKillerRobots #BGR
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The increasing use of #AI and automation on the battlefield makes decision making opaque and accountability unclear. #StopKillerRobots #BGR
www.bgr.com/2070900/ai-t...
AI Is Transforming The Military For The Better (And Worse) - Here's How - BGR
AI-driven software and hardware will change the nature of war in the future. From unmanned AI-controlled drones to logistics bots, the military is gearing up.
www.bgr.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“While the drone is not a person, its targets might very well be. It removes soldiers from the direct act of killing.”
The increasing use of #AI and automation on the battlefield makes decision making opaque and accountability unclear. #StopKillerRobots #BGR
www.bgr.com/2070900/ai-t...
The increasing use of #AI and automation on the battlefield makes decision making opaque and accountability unclear. #StopKillerRobots #BGR
www.bgr.com/2070900/ai-t...
“The issue is not just whether these weapons will be used, but how their precursor systems are already transforming the way wars are fought, minimizing the time needed to authorize a lethal attack...”
–@nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social @mm-ilmanifesto-bot.bsky.social
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–@nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social @mm-ilmanifesto-bot.bsky.social
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Quando l’algoritmo entra nella “kill chain” | il manifesto
Intelligenza artificiale (Commenti) L’applicazione di automazione e intelligenza artificiale a progetti e funzioni viene spesso raccontata come sinonimo di efficienza e precisione. Ma quando questa lo...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
“The issue is not just whether these weapons will be used, but how their precursor systems are already transforming the way wars are fought, minimizing the time needed to authorize a lethal attack...”
–@nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social @mm-ilmanifesto-bot.bsky.social
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–@nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social @mm-ilmanifesto-bot.bsky.social
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#HappeningNow: Our Executive Director @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social is in #Rome to discuss the legal, ethical, political and military issues with #KillerRobots for the "Stopping the threat of lethal autonomous weapons" event organised by Rete Pace e Disarmo.
📺 Watch: webtv.senato.it/webtv/altri-...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
#HappeningNow: Our Executive Director @nicolevanrooijen.bsky.social is in #Rome to discuss the legal, ethical, political and military issues with #KillerRobots for the "Stopping the threat of lethal autonomous weapons" event organised by Rete Pace e Disarmo.
📺 Watch: webtv.senato.it/webtv/altri-...
📺 Watch: webtv.senato.it/webtv/altri-...
”The era of killer robots has begun to take shape on the battlefield.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
#AI #Drones #StopKillerRobots #NewYorkTimes
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#AI #Drones #StopKillerRobots #NewYorkTimes
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 AM
”The era of killer robots has begun to take shape on the battlefield.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
#AI #Drones #StopKillerRobots #NewYorkTimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
#AI #Drones #StopKillerRobots #NewYorkTimes
The trajectory of #AI on the battlefield – which has already caused grave humanitarian harm– is not inevitable. Political leaders can create the legal safeguards we need to #StopKillerRobots.
📢 Call on your government to act: stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
📢 Call on your government to act: stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
January 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The trajectory of #AI on the battlefield – which has already caused grave humanitarian harm– is not inevitable. Political leaders can create the legal safeguards we need to #StopKillerRobots.
📢 Call on your government to act: stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
📢 Call on your government to act: stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
What does the path to an #AutonomousWeapons treaty look like in 2026?
#ICYMI read our latest Substack post to see how progress on #KillerRobots has developed across international forums – from New York to Geneva – and what it means for the new year.
stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/the-un-pat...
#ICYMI read our latest Substack post to see how progress on #KillerRobots has developed across international forums – from New York to Geneva – and what it means for the new year.
stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/the-un-pat...
The UN path to stopping killer robots
From the Big Apple to the Peace Capital, how progress on killer robots has developed in international forums.
stopkillerrobots.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
What does the path to an #AutonomousWeapons treaty look like in 2026?
#ICYMI read our latest Substack post to see how progress on #KillerRobots has developed across international forums – from New York to Geneva – and what it means for the new year.
stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/the-un-pat...
#ICYMI read our latest Substack post to see how progress on #KillerRobots has developed across international forums – from New York to Geneva – and what it means for the new year.
stopkillerrobots.substack.com/p/the-un-pat...
2026 presents an opportunity for states to move toward a treaty on #AutonomousWeapons that we all need.
#StopKillerRobots
#StopKillerRobots
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
2026 presents an opportunity for states to move toward a treaty on #AutonomousWeapons that we all need.
#StopKillerRobots
#StopKillerRobots
Machines shouldn’t make life or death decisions. It’s that simple.
We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots now.
We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots now.
December 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Machines shouldn’t make life or death decisions. It’s that simple.
We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots now.
We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots now.
👏 Great news from Brazil - congratulations to campaigners at Dhesarme for their work getting more parliamentarians to join the call to #StopKillerRobots
📩 use our template form to get your local rep involved: www.stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
📩 use our template form to get your local rep involved: www.stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
👏 Great news from Brazil - congratulations to campaigners at Dhesarme for their work getting more parliamentarians to join the call to #StopKillerRobots
📩 use our template form to get your local rep involved: www.stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
📩 use our template form to get your local rep involved: www.stopkillerrobots.org/take-action/...
“The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place” - @libertyhq.bsky.social
This is #DigitalDehumanisation in action.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This is #DigitalDehumanisation in action.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place” - @libertyhq.bsky.social
This is #DigitalDehumanisation in action.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This is #DigitalDehumanisation in action.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#AutonomousWeapons are an environmental issue.
Marco Di Donato's @ejiltalk.bsky.social article calls for a #KillerRobots treaty to include “emission limits for AI-enabled weapons systems training [and] ... clear accountability measures in cases of non-compliance.”
www.ejiltalk.org/ai-enabled-w...
Marco Di Donato's @ejiltalk.bsky.social article calls for a #KillerRobots treaty to include “emission limits for AI-enabled weapons systems training [and] ... clear accountability measures in cases of non-compliance.”
www.ejiltalk.org/ai-enabled-w...
AI-Enabled Weapons Systems and the Environment: The Overlooked Costs of AI-Driven Warfare
Introduction The relationship between AI-enabled weapons systems and environmental harm grown in significance in contemporary society. These two areas fall within fields that have attracted increasing...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
#AutonomousWeapons are an environmental issue.
Marco Di Donato's @ejiltalk.bsky.social article calls for a #KillerRobots treaty to include “emission limits for AI-enabled weapons systems training [and] ... clear accountability measures in cases of non-compliance.”
www.ejiltalk.org/ai-enabled-w...
Marco Di Donato's @ejiltalk.bsky.social article calls for a #KillerRobots treaty to include “emission limits for AI-enabled weapons systems training [and] ... clear accountability measures in cases of non-compliance.”
www.ejiltalk.org/ai-enabled-w...
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3/ Elizabeth Minor @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social discusses lethal autonomous weapons and what should be done next year to create a legally binding instrument to address their dangers in first video of the #LookingAhead2026 series youtu.be/IkUoEwqUa-U
Looking Ahead 2026 - Elizabeth Minor - autonomous weapons systems
YouTube video by Forum on the Arms Trade
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December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
3/ Elizabeth Minor @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social discusses lethal autonomous weapons and what should be done next year to create a legally binding instrument to address their dangers in first video of the #LookingAhead2026 series youtu.be/IkUoEwqUa-U
“We join the United Nations secretary-general and the International Committee of the Red Cross in their call for a new treaty to be concluded by 2026 on autonomous weapons systems.” – @nytimes.com
There's no time to wait. We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There's no time to wait. We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | This Is the 21st-Century Arms Race. Can America Keep Up?
Innovations in A.I., synthetic biology and quantum computing are set to change war.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“We join the United Nations secretary-general and the International Committee of the Red Cross in their call for a new treaty to be concluded by 2026 on autonomous weapons systems.” – @nytimes.com
There's no time to wait. We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There's no time to wait. We need a treaty to #StopKillerRobots.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"In the environment of wartime, both normality and democratic oversight are suspended, making conflict an important factor in economic returns. Peace is a less economically attractive proposition, and risks are de-prioritised.” – @elkeschwarz.bsky.social
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transitionsecurity.org/venture-capi...
Venture Capital Statecraft: The UK’s New Growth Model
The UK government has tied its growth model and security strategy to the development of a US-dominated defence tech sector.
transitionsecurity.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"In the environment of wartime, both normality and democratic oversight are suspended, making conflict an important factor in economic returns. Peace is a less economically attractive proposition, and risks are de-prioritised.” – @elkeschwarz.bsky.social
transitionsecurity.org/venture-capi...
transitionsecurity.org/venture-capi...
"My work on #AI and militarization, especially... #AutonomousWeapons, has taught me a lot about one essential thing: AI is not neutral. It reflects political and ethical choices." – #StopKillerRobots campaigner Guy Feugap
#WorldBeyondWar
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#WorldBeyondWar
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Technology for Demilitarization - World BEYOND War
We must choose to use AI in such a way that we have control over what we seek in it, so that we do not ultimately lose our humanity, our responsibility and our freedom. It is up to us to ensure that o...
worldbeyondwar.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"My work on #AI and militarization, especially... #AutonomousWeapons, has taught me a lot about one essential thing: AI is not neutral. It reflects political and ethical choices." – #StopKillerRobots campaigner Guy Feugap
#WorldBeyondWar
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#WorldBeyondWar
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🇳🇬 Update from Nigeria!
Hon. Soji Adetunji has signed our Parliamentary Pledge — joining 150+ parliamentarians worldwide committed to addressing the ethical, legal & humanitarian risks of #AutonomousWeapons.
👏 Big thanks to campaigners at Cultural Youth Movement Education Foundation for their work!
Hon. Soji Adetunji has signed our Parliamentary Pledge — joining 150+ parliamentarians worldwide committed to addressing the ethical, legal & humanitarian risks of #AutonomousWeapons.
👏 Big thanks to campaigners at Cultural Youth Movement Education Foundation for their work!
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🇳🇬 Update from Nigeria!
Hon. Soji Adetunji has signed our Parliamentary Pledge — joining 150+ parliamentarians worldwide committed to addressing the ethical, legal & humanitarian risks of #AutonomousWeapons.
👏 Big thanks to campaigners at Cultural Youth Movement Education Foundation for their work!
Hon. Soji Adetunji has signed our Parliamentary Pledge — joining 150+ parliamentarians worldwide committed to addressing the ethical, legal & humanitarian risks of #AutonomousWeapons.
👏 Big thanks to campaigners at Cultural Youth Movement Education Foundation for their work!
AI weapons are being used in ongoing conflicts — reducing people to data points that match target profiles. Right now, people make the final choice to strike in conflict, but without regulation soon that will be another decision made by machines. We must #StopKillerRobots now.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
AI weapons are being used in ongoing conflicts — reducing people to data points that match target profiles. Right now, people make the final choice to strike in conflict, but without regulation soon that will be another decision made by machines. We must #StopKillerRobots now.
🇸🇳22 Parliamentarians from Senegal have signed our Parliamentary Pledge - calling for new int'l law on #AutonomousWeapons which can take life or death decisions without human control or judgement.
✏️ Call on your representatives to #StopKillerRobots: www.stopkillerrobots.org/parliamentar...
✏️ Call on your representatives to #StopKillerRobots: www.stopkillerrobots.org/parliamentar...
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🇸🇳22 Parliamentarians from Senegal have signed our Parliamentary Pledge - calling for new int'l law on #AutonomousWeapons which can take life or death decisions without human control or judgement.
✏️ Call on your representatives to #StopKillerRobots: www.stopkillerrobots.org/parliamentar...
✏️ Call on your representatives to #StopKillerRobots: www.stopkillerrobots.org/parliamentar...
“Achieving meaningful regulation is now possible.... Next year states must therefore consider all their options for meaningfully continuing their work by starting negotiations - and not let the progress they have made so far be wasted.”
👇 Our #CCWUN recap: www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/novembe...
👇 Our #CCWUN recap: www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/novembe...
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“Achieving meaningful regulation is now possible.... Next year states must therefore consider all their options for meaningfully continuing their work by starting negotiations - and not let the progress they have made so far be wasted.”
👇 Our #CCWUN recap: www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/novembe...
👇 Our #CCWUN recap: www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/novembe...
📈 20 Investors with a combined AUM/AUA of over $157 billion USD have signed our investor Statement on #AutonomousWeapons since it launched two months ago.
Investors must take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for int'l law to #StopKillerRobots
www.stopkillerrobots.org/investor-sta...
Investors must take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for int'l law to #StopKillerRobots
www.stopkillerrobots.org/investor-sta...
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📈 20 Investors with a combined AUM/AUA of over $157 billion USD have signed our investor Statement on #AutonomousWeapons since it launched two months ago.
Investors must take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for int'l law to #StopKillerRobots
www.stopkillerrobots.org/investor-sta...
Investors must take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for int'l law to #StopKillerRobots
www.stopkillerrobots.org/investor-sta...
🚨🗳️The #AutonomousWeapons resolution has been adopted. Resolution L.41 tabled by
@austriaun.bsky.social and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support.
✅ 156 in favour
🟡8 abstentions
❌5 against
Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-sta...
@austriaun.bsky.social and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support.
✅ 156 in favour
🟡8 abstentions
❌5 against
Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-sta...
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨🗳️The #AutonomousWeapons resolution has been adopted. Resolution L.41 tabled by
@austriaun.bsky.social and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support.
✅ 156 in favour
🟡8 abstentions
❌5 against
Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-sta...
@austriaun.bsky.social and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support.
✅ 156 in favour
🟡8 abstentions
❌5 against
Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-sta...
Nobody wants their money used to finance #KillerRobots ❌
That's why we're calling on the Investor community to sign our Statement on #AutonomousWeapons – and take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for a treaty to #StopKillerRobots
stopkillerrobots.org/InvestorStat...
That's why we're calling on the Investor community to sign our Statement on #AutonomousWeapons – and take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for a treaty to #StopKillerRobots
stopkillerrobots.org/InvestorStat...
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Nobody wants their money used to finance #KillerRobots ❌
That's why we're calling on the Investor community to sign our Statement on #AutonomousWeapons – and take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for a treaty to #StopKillerRobots
stopkillerrobots.org/InvestorStat...
That's why we're calling on the Investor community to sign our Statement on #AutonomousWeapons – and take a stand against digital dehumanisation and call for a treaty to #StopKillerRobots
stopkillerrobots.org/InvestorStat...
The gap between #AI development and regulation must be closed. It’s time for the international community to draw clear boundaries on the use of militarised AI and autonomy. #StopKillerRobots
Watch what states are saying at #UNGA80 live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a...
Watch what states are saying at #UNGA80 live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a...
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The gap between #AI development and regulation must be closed. It’s time for the international community to draw clear boundaries on the use of militarised AI and autonomy. #StopKillerRobots
Watch what states are saying at #UNGA80 live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a...
Watch what states are saying at #UNGA80 live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a...
#AutonomousWeapons don’t just threaten lives — they automate inequality.
For youth in the #GlobalSouth, the fight against killer robots is a fight for justice and peace.
💬 Read the latest from our #DisarmamentWeek blog series 👉 medium.com/@stopkillerr...
For youth in the #GlobalSouth, the fight against killer robots is a fight for justice and peace.
💬 Read the latest from our #DisarmamentWeek blog series 👉 medium.com/@stopkillerr...
Autonomous Weapons Systems, Inequality, and the Struggle for Human Dignity: A Youth Perspective…
by Hevelyn Priciely Ghizzi
medium.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#AutonomousWeapons don’t just threaten lives — they automate inequality.
For youth in the #GlobalSouth, the fight against killer robots is a fight for justice and peace.
💬 Read the latest from our #DisarmamentWeek blog series 👉 medium.com/@stopkillerr...
For youth in the #GlobalSouth, the fight against killer robots is a fight for justice and peace.
💬 Read the latest from our #DisarmamentWeek blog series 👉 medium.com/@stopkillerr...
The gap between #AI development and regulation must be closed. It’s time for the international community to draw clear boundaries on the use of militarised AI and autonomy. #StopKillerRobots #UNGA80
Watch the #FirstCommittee discussion live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
Watch the #FirstCommittee discussion live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The gap between #AI development and regulation must be closed. It’s time for the international community to draw clear boundaries on the use of militarised AI and autonomy. #StopKillerRobots #UNGA80
Watch the #FirstCommittee discussion live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...
Watch the #FirstCommittee discussion live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...