The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots officially demanded the international organisation create a ban on the production ofweaponisableartificial intelligence tech.

The group brings together 116 enterprise leaders headed by business magnate Elon Musk.

Mary Wareham, the founder of the campaign, discussed the reasons for the move withChannel 4 NewsKrishnan Guru-Murthy.

She said: "The letter issued by the companies' directors has highlighted that they worry not only about responsible countries who might use these things responsibly.

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"What about despots and dictators? What about non-state armed groups such as the IslamicState?"

Ms Wareham explained the group recognised the benefits of artificial technology development but worried about the long-term implications for active combat.

She said: "Over the short term these weapons systems could be more useful and faster and more powerful than human soldiers.

"We need to look at the long term concerns and the protection of civilians."

In the letter sent to the UN, the group stated that robots represent a dangerous development for the weapon industry.

The companies' directors write: "Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the thirdrevolution in warfare.

"Once developed, they will permit armed conflict to be foughtata scale greater than ever, and at timescales faster than humans can comprehend.

"We do not have long to act. Once this Pandoras box is opened, it will be hard to close."

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