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autonomous

[aw-ton-uh-muhs] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs /


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New technologies, including drones and AI-guided autonomous systems, are rapidly transforming warfare and challenging traditional military doctrines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Secretary-General António Guterres, calling for bans on lethal autonomous weapons through international law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Robotaxis are only one part of China's autonomous driving ambitions.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Pope Leo XIV made the case for a ban on AI-controlled weapons and autonomous warfare in his papal encyclical letter this spring, warning that AI systems threatened to “normalize an anti-human vision.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

“Of course not. I don’t believe in government. I come from an autonomous collective.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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