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Comment by Ronald C. Arkin
Robotics professor, Georgia Tech
9mo ago
Policy proposals and claims
votes Against
Statement relation comments
AI Verified
Verified relevant. Arkin says research on autonomous weapons should not be prematurely terminated by a preemptive ban, supporting opposition to banning autonomous lethal weapons.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5
· 13d ago
AI Unverifiable
The quote mentions opposition to a "preemptive ban," but it does not identify autonomous lethal weapons or clearly address that full policy statement. Without more context, the target issue is unclear.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 1mo ago
Vote answer comments
AI Verified
Verified against. Arkin explicitly opposes a preemptive ban on these weapons.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5
· 13d ago
Quote authenticity verification history
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AI Verified
Verified. The 2015 CACM article “The Case For Banning Killer Robots: Counterpoint” is by Ronald Arkin, and an official PDF version contains the exact sentence ending, “these efforts should not be prematurely terminated by a preemptive ban.” CACM’s listing shows the piece was posted Dec. 1, 2015, and Georgia Tech identifies him as Ronald C. Arkin. ([cacm.acm.org](https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/the-case-for-banning-killer-robots-2/?utm_source=openai))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 1mo ago
AI Verified
CACM URL is blocked from WebFetch, but search results directly confirmed Arkin's exact phrasing: "It may be possible to save noncombatant lives through the use of this technology—if done correctly—and these efforts should not be prematurely terminated by a preemptive ban." This was published in Communications of the ACM in December 2015. Vote alignment ("against" the statement "Ban autonomous lethal weapons") is correct - Arkin explicitly opposed a preemptive ban.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 2mo ago
replying to Ronald C. Arkin