Can the use of autonomous weapons ever be ethically sound?

Dr Alex Leveringhaus on autonomous weapons

"The butterfly defect: how globalization creates systemic risks, and what to do about it" with Prof Ian Goldin

"World population and human capital in the 21st century" with Prof Wolfgang Lutz

WEF Ideas Lab: Building Resilience Against Systemic Risks

WEF Ideas Lab: Nature's Answer to Computational Models

"Amnesty International and the challenges for human rights" with Kate Allen

James Martin Memorial Lecture: "Gridlock and train crashes: what happens when the world loses the habit of cooperation?" with Lord Patten of Barnes

"Superintelligence: paths, dangers, strategies" with Prof Nick Bostrom

"Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: mapping the future of crisis response" by Joseph Reeves

"Beyond the screen: the power and beauty of 'bottom-up' citizen science projects" with Prof Muki Haklay

"Open journalism: bringing people together to tell richer stories" with Dr Philippa Law

"'Dear Mr Darwin': what can we learn from 19th century citizen science?" with Prof Sally Shuttleworth & Dr Sally Frampton

Panel debate: Is the Planet Full?

"Replaced by robots? The challenges and opportunities of automation for the workforce" with Dr Carl Benedikt Frey