This story has the strongest visual metaphor potential and broadest international relevance — the emergence of autonomous machines making life-and-death decisions without human control is a civilizational threshold moment. It pairs powerfully with Story 5's UN appeal, creating a single narrative about humanity ceding the kill decision to algorithms. The image of a machine 'hunting' on its own is viscerally compelling and universally understood.

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