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Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to submit its views and recommendations for consideration by the United Nations secretary-general in response to Resolution 78/241 on “Lethal autonomous weapons systems” adopted by the UN General Assembly on 22 December 2023.

A senior State Department official urged Moscow and Beijing to follow the lead of Washington, London and Paris in vowing to keep nuclear weapons away from artificial intelligence and in human hands.

State Department arms control official Paul Dean told an online briefing that Washington has made a "clear and strong commitment" to keep humans in control of nuclear...

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By Lauren Gould, Utrecht University; Linde Arentze, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies; and Marijn Hoijtink, University of …

( Tomdispatch.com ) - Yes, it’s already time to be worried — very worried. As the wars in Ukraine and …

The proliferation of autonomous weapons systems (AWS)—often (mis) labeled ‘killer robots’—is a modern concern.

A senior defence official told AFP the tech was destroying enemy drones and mapping Hamass vast tunnel network in Gaza. | World News

The U.S. wants to set international standards for using artificial intelligence for military purposes, but human rights groups are on the fence about their proposed guidelines.