Ronald C. Arkin on Ban autonomous lethal weapons

Ronald C. Arkin

Robotics professor, Georgia Tech

these efforts should not be prematurely terminated by a preemptive ban.

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Ban autonomous lethal weapons

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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. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2d ago

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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)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2d 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. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago

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