autonomous weapons systems
Lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) are a type of military drone or military robot which are autonomous in that they can independently search for and engage targets based on programmed constraints and descriptions. As of 2025, most military drones and military robots are not truly autonomous. LAWs are
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1- PolicyMar 7, 2026
Anthropic CEO raises ethical concerns about scaling autonomous military drones without moral agency
- scale:
- 10 million drones
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| 2026-W09 | -0.70 | 1 |
| 2026-W10 | -0.30 | 2 |