The Pentagon is moving toward letting AI weapons autonomously decide to kill humans

• The US is among countries arguing against new laws to regulate AI-controlled killer drones. 
• The US, China, and others are developing so-called "killer robots." 
• Critics are concerned about the development of machines that can decide to take human lives. 

The deployment of AI-controlled drones that can make autonomous decisions about whether to kill human targets is moving closer to reality, The New York Times reported.