GoKawiilAtlanta City Council unanimously passes ban on weaponized autonomous robots
Atlanta's City Council voted unanimously to approve the HALT (Human Authority over Lethal Technology) Act, barring city employees and contractors, including police, from acquiring weaponized drones, robot dogs or other armed autonomous machines. The measure, introduced by Council member Liliana Bakhtiari, exempts only robots used for defusing explosives and keeps lethal decision-making in human hands.