A pledge against the use of killer robots, drones and other military weapons that once activated make decisions on their own. The Lethal Autonomous Weapons Pledge was signed in 2018 by more than two ...

We appreciate the opportunity to talk with you today about the status of the CCW Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on autonomous weapons systems and the latest draft of the GGE chair’s rolling text.

Human Rights Watch welcomes the Chair’s background paper from last week and the latest revision of the rolling text dated May 12. We also welcome the opportunity to discuss these documents in an ...

Several nations met at the United Nations (U.N.) on Monday to revisit a topic that the international body has been discussing for over a decade: the lack of regulations on lethal autonomous weapons ...

GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) - Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of AI-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as ...

Opinion: Alexander Blanchard of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute argues that nations must embrace nuance ...

References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...

Over the past three years, autonomous weapon systems have become increasingly prevalent. Unmanned and remotely piloted aircraft, both autonomous and semi-autonomous, have become increasingly central ...

An overview of the future of non-lethal weapons / John Alexander -- Non-lethal weapons and international law: three perspectives on the future / David P. Fidler -- The revolution in military affairs ...

AI-based military equipment that once engaged makes decisions on its own. Operating on land, sea and air, drones are the category of lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) known best by the general public.