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Comment by Subbarao Kambhampati

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ASU computer science professor; ex-AAAI president
But a ban is not the solution – neither is inflaming the public with dystopian visions of the future.
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Ban autonomous lethal weapons
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AI Unverifiable The quote expresses opposition to "a ban," but it does not specify that the ban concerns autonomous lethal weapons. Without that subject, it cannot be verified as addressing the complete statement. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Verified Verified. The supplied Guardian URL is an opinion piece by Subbarao Kambhampati, dated November 15, 2017, and its standfirst includes the sentence “But a ban is not the solution – neither is inflaming the public with dystopian visions of the future”. That supports the attribution to Kambhampati; the only tiny variance is that the retrieved page/search excerpt does not show a final period after “future”. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/15/im-a-pacifist-so-why-dont-i-support-the-campaign-to-stop-killer-robots)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Unverifiable Source URL is The Guardian which blocks WebFetch (returned 403). Web search confirms Kambhampati did write the linked Guardian op-ed in 2017 arguing against a ban on killer robots, with paraphrased phrases like "more an exercise at inflaming rather than informing public opinion" matching the quote's themes. The author's position (against banning) aligns correctly with the recorded "against" vote on statement 186. Marking as ai_unverifiable because I cannot fetch the source URL to confirm the exact verbatim text. Author attribution and overall message appear accurate based on available evidence. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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