The ICRC defines autonomous weapon systems as weapons that, after initial activation by a person, self-initiate a strike in response to sensor information matched against a generalized target profile, such that the user does not choose or know the specific target, timing, or location of the resulting use of force.

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• SICRC position on autonomous weapon systems primary_testimony
  weight

  0.95

  locator: Section: The ICRC's concerns about autonomous weapon systems, para 1

  “After initial activation or launch by a person, an autonomous weapon system self-initiates or triggers a strike in response to information from the environment received through sensors and on the basis of a generalized "target profile".”