autonomous weapon
Machine-controlled killing device
An autonomous weapon is a weapons system that can select and engage targets without human intervention.
The term covers everything from automated defense turrets to AI-guided drones and missiles.
The degree of autonomy varies—some require human authorization before firing, others operate independently once activated.
The treaty would ban fully autonomous weapons.
The technology raises ethical concerns about removing human judgment from lethal decisions.
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- drone strikeRemotely piloted aerial attack
- killer robotAutomaton designed to slay
- killbotHomicidal robot
- lethalCausing or capable of death
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- dronesUAV, quadcopter, drone operator, camera drone, hexacopter
- drone warfaredrone strike, military drone, armed drone, combat drone, attack drone
autonomous weaponprimitive weapon
Early combat tool
sword · spear · club · bow and arrow · musket
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