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Comment by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Life-and-death decisions must never be delegated to sensors and algorithms. Human control over the use of force is critical to preserving accountability in warfare. Machines with the power to take lives without human involvement should be banned under international law.Verified source (2025)
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The quote directly argues that weapons capable of killing without human involvement should be banned under international law, which matches the full statement about banning autonomous lethal weapons.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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The quote explicitly says such machines "should be banned under international law" and rejects delegating life-and-death decisions to algorithms.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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The official ICRC statement at the provided URL is dated 18-08-2025 and identifies the text as a speech by Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the ICRC. The exact three-sentence passage beginning "Life-and-death decisions must never be delegated..." appears in that speech, so the wording, attribution, and 2025 date match.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
replying to Mirjana Spoljaric Egger