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Comment by Kathleen McKendrick

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British Army officer; Chatham House fellow
Thus, a prohibition on the development and use of lethal autonomous weapons systems is not the simple solution it appears to be.
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Ban autonomous lethal weapons
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AI Verified The quote directly addresses banning lethal autonomous weapons systems, explicitly referring to 'a prohibition on the development and use of lethal autonomous weapons systems' and expressing a clear view on that full policy. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote only says a prohibition is "not the simple solution it appears to be," which questions its simplicity but does not clearly say the author supports or opposes a ban overall. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The World Economic Forum article "Banning autonomous weapons is not the answer" (May 2, 2018) contains the exact sentence: "Thus, a prohibition on the development and use of lethal autonomous weapons systems is not the simple solution it appears to be." The page also credits the article to "Major Kathleen McKendrick, Chief of General Staff (British Army) Visiting Fellow, International Security Department, Chatham House," which supports attribution to Kathleen McKendrick. ([weforum.org](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/05/banning-autonomous-weapons-is-not-the-answer/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Verified via web search. Article 'Banning Autonomous Weapons Is Not the Answer' was authored by Kathleen McKendrick (British Army Major and Chatham House Visiting Fellow), published 2018 by WEF/Chatham House. Direct fetch returned 403 but search results confirmed the article authorship and content. Quote aligns with her thesis that 'a simple ban of lethal autonomous systems misses the complexity of the issue.' Vote 'against' on 'Ban autonomous lethal weapons' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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