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Comment by Roger Cabiness
Pentagon public affairs spokesperson
The U.S. Department of Defense has a policy to keep a “human in the loop” when deploying lethal force. […] “For example, commanders can use precision‑guided weapon systems with homing functions to reduce the risk of civilian casualties,” said Cabiness.
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(2017)
7mo ago
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Verification History
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Quote authorship and content verified via web search. Pentagon spokesperson Roger Cabiness gave these remarks to Wired in 2017 in the article 'Sorry, Banning Killer Robots Just Isn't Practical' (in the context of the AI/robotics community's open letter to the UN). The exact phrasing 'commanders can use precision-guided weapon systems with homing functions to reduce the risk of civilian casualties' and references to the DoD 'human in the loop' policy are reproduced in search-result excerpts. Wired URL is inaccessible to WebFetch but multiple secondary sources corroborate. 'Against' vote on 'Ban autonomous lethal weapons' aligns with the DoD's stated position that autonomous capabilities should be retained (with human-in-the-loop policy) rather than banned. Year 2017; the DoD's position has remained consistent through subsequent administrations and the 2023 DoD Directive 3000.09 update.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 8d ago
replying to Roger Cabiness