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Will We Let AI Kill People? Weapons that can choose and attack targets without a human deciding are already being used. There are still no international rules for them. In November, governments meet at the UN to decide what happens next. Most people don’t know this is happening. We made this film so you would.

Not a good move. AI weapons are spreading fast, from drones to ground vehicles and submarines. Anna Hehir of Future of Life Institute @FLI_org warns that in a world this tense, it takes just one algorithmic error to spark a chain of events between nuclear powers. She is also clear that a treaty would make a real difference. We never thought we would ban chemical and biological weapons, and we did. Haven’t seen the full film yet? Watch Will We Let AI Kill People? free on YouTube. #WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons

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What happens when cartels get AI weapons? “Imagine if there’s access to it by rebels, by terrorists. This will be a catastrophe.” Dr. Lansana Gberie, UN Ambassador of Sierra Leone, Paula Peraza Aguilar, Costa Rican diplomat, and Alexander Kmentt, Austrian diplomat, warn that without rules, AI weapons won’t stay in the hands of states. Haven’t seen the full film yet? Watch Will We Let AI Kill People? free on YouTube. #WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons

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For two years, the film followed the diplomats and campaigners working for the first treaty on AI weapons. The UN has called for one by the end of 2026, and governments meet in Geneva this November to decide what happens next. Watch the full film free on YouTube: #WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons #KillerRobots #AI

7. Banning weapons has been done before

6. A treaty already exists on paper

5. Autonomous weapons will spread to non-state actors

4. Machines make killing easier

3. One country can block everything

2. Over a decade of talks, still no rules

1. They are already here

If there’s a treaty on AI weapons one day, Alexander Kmentt will be one of the reasons why. The Austrian diplomat has spent 25 years in disarmament. He worked on the landmine ban and was a central figure behind the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. In 2024 he brought 144 states to Vienna and led Austria’s push to take talks on autonomous weapons to the UN General Assembly. Even now, with international law under pressure, he keeps going. Will We Let AI Kill People? Full film free on YouTube. #WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons #Diplomacy

"If you think it's the machine that's made the determination, you can separate your morality and your responsibility." @PeterAsaro , philosopher, computer scientist and member of @BanKillerRobots , has spent over a decade pushing for a treaty on autonomous weapons. He thought it would be easy. Twelve years on, powerful states are keeping progress stalled. Meanwhile, according to reports from an Israeli magazine, AI systems were used to generate tens of thousands of targets in Gaza, at speeds and scales beyond human capabilities. Will We Let AI Kill People? Full film free on YouTube. #WillWeLetAIKillPeople #StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons

"Just a few individuals can change things." They helped ban landmines, cluster munitions and chemical weapons, and pushed through a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. Now they are taking on AI weapons. Journalist Robert Capps spent two years with a small group of diplomats and campaigners fighting for the first treaty on autonomous weapons. Will We Let AI Kill People? Full film free on YouTube. #WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons #KillerRobots

"It's reassuring and life affirming, and those are words I wouldn't expect to be saying about a documentary about autonomous weapons." We screened Will We Let AI Kill People? in Geneva before the release. This is what people told us after. If you've watched it, here's one thing you can do next: find out where your country stands. Is it supporting negotiations on a treaty, or not? Full film free on YouTube.

Our last chance to stop autonomous weapons. Tomorrow we release our new documentary, Will We Let AI Kill People? Over two years, director Robert Capps followed the people trying to get a treaty on AI weapons, from Vienna to Geneva to New York. Free to watch on YouTube, Tuesday 6 October at 7.30pm CEST / 1.30pm EDT.

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RT @nuclearban: Some films entertain you, others remind you that change is possible. An incredible piece of work by @BeaFihn and the whole team who made it possible. Your passion and commitment restore our faith in humanity. Watch it. Share it widely!

Will We Let AI Kill People? is out now. Weapons that can choose and attack targets without a human deciding are already being used. There are still no international rules for them. In November, governments meet at the UN to decide what happens next. Most people don't know this is happening. We made this film so you would. Watch the full film free on YouTube, and send it to someone who should see it too. #WilWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons #StopKillerRobots