Drones and Killer Robots: Canada's Policy
Military operations have increasingly included precision guided munitions and
unmanned aircraft known as drones. Under development are unmanned fully
autonomous armaments, or ”killer robots’’ that destroy or kill without a human
in the decision loop. Now is the time to debate what Canada plans to do about
this.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 7 pm
Room 261, University College, 15 Kings
College Circle, University of Toronto.
All are welcome. No charge.
Speakers:
- Michel Duguay, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Laval
University and chair, Science for Peace Working Group on Drones
- Walter Dorn, Professor of Defence Studies, Royal Military College and
Canadian Forces College
- Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director, Project Ploughshare
