European Parliament Passes Resolution Calling For An International Ban On Killer Robots (bbc.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for an international ban on so-called killer robots. It aims to pre-empt the development and use of autonomous weapon systems that can kill without human intervention. Last month, talks at the UN failed to reach consensus on the issue, with some countries saying the benefits of autonomous weapons should be explored. And some MEPs were concerned legislation could limit scientific progress of artificial intelligence. While others said it could become a security issue if some countries allowed such weapons while others did not. The resolution comes ahead of negotiations scheduled at the United Nations in November, where it is hoped an agreement on an international ban can be reached. Israel, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. opposed the new measures, saying that they wanted to explore potential "advantages" from autonomous weapons systems.

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[Vinegar Joe]

Spends a lot of time trying to ban, regulate and/or tax things in other countries.

So...

[Locke2005]

Just rename the robots "CuddleBots", and proceed with development full steam ahead? I'm not clear on how one would enforce a rule like this.