John Tierney on Ban autonomous lethal weapons

John Tierney

Executive Director of Council for a Livable World and former U.S. Representative for Massachusetts.

Every lawmaker should understand the importance of keeping Americans safe by ensuring a human is always involved in decisions affecting human life. Unlike humans, machines can't apply judgments based on values and morals, and all available evidence shows machines have an alarming propensity for error.

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U.S. Representative Don Beyer, “Beyer, Barrett, Jacobs Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Requiring Human Control Over Autonomous Weapons,” July 17, 2026.

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