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[NYPOST] It’s a Hollywood blockbuster premise rooted in our not-so-distant future.For decades, robot thrillers such as "The Terminator," "Blade Runner" and "Westworld" have warned viewers that our reliance on artificial intelligence is a real threat to civilization. Now, real-life researchers with the Human Rights Watch are sounding the alarm on potentially world-ending "killer robots," according to a new report.The message comes as part of their Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, which calls for a global ban on "fully autonomous weapons."
In the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby.
"Removing human control from the use of force is now widely regarded as a grave threat to humanity that, like climate change, deserves urgent multilateral action," said Mary Wareham, advocacy director of the arms division at Human Rights Watch, in a blurb on HRW.org, whose campaign is pushing for "an international ban treaty" on AI-operated weapons.