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Video: Killer robots? (SYP Webinar)

Published on 3rd July 2020 in Events, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

SYP UK held its second webinar, on the ethical, political and technical issues around lethal autonomous weapons (or ‘killer robots’), on 30th June 2020.

Speakers included:

  • Laura Nolan, a software engineer who recently resigned from Google in protest over its involvement with the US DoD’s ‘Project Maven’ – Starts at 0min20s – Slides here
  • Elizabeth Minor, an Advisor at Article 36, an NGO that works to develop new legal standards to prevent civilian harm from weapons – Starts at 20mins30s – Slides here
  • David Ellwood, a theoretical physicist, mathematician, and Exec Committee member of British Pugwash (former Research Director of the Clay Mathematics Institute) – Starts at 37mins – Slides here

The webinar was chaired by Orlanda Gill, a University of Warwick graduate.…

Multimedia from Technology & Peace Conference (SYP UK), 7 March 2020

Published on 17th March 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Events, Ethics of Science, Publications, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fifth Annual Conference in March 2020, titled ‘Warwick Technology & Peace Conference‘, in association with the Warwick Pugwash Student Society. 

It was a multidisciplinary conference about the risks posted by emerging technologies, as well as political and technical solutions to control them.…

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Multimedia available – Ethical Science? – Nottingham University – 23rd October 2019

Published on 6th November 2019 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, British Pugwash projects, History, Remote Control Weaponry, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

British Pugwash co-hosted with University of Nottingham Physics Department a mini-conference about ethical issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The conference was open to all ages and disciplines. The agenda is below.…

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Ethical Science? – Nottingham University – 23rd October 2019

Published on 24th July 2019 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Events, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events

British Pugwash co-hosted with University of Nottingham Physics Department a mini-conference about ethical issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The conference was open to all ages and disciplines. The agenda is below.…

Pugwash news in June: Iran visit, Prof Finney on killer robots, President on NPT

Published on 17th July 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Current projects – feed, Publications, Remote Control Weaponry, Newsletters, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Item 1: Iran visit – International Pugwash visited Tehran (Iran) for a two-day meeting to discuss the JCPOA (the ‘Iran Deal’) – Meeting notes and photos here

Item 2: Killer robots – Professor John Finney, of the British Pugwash Trust, has written for Responsible Science about the risks of ‘killer robots’ and the UN’s COMEST Commissions work on the issue – here

Item 3: NPT update – International Pugwash President Sergio Duarte published a commentary about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – here…