The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have renewed their call for legally binding international rules governing lethal autonomous weapons, warning that rapid advances in artificial intelligence are increasing the urgency for global action.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger urged states to begin formal negotiations ahead of November’s Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Review Conference in Geneva.
Key developments:
- UN and ICRC called for a treaty prohibiting unpredictable autonomous weapons.
- They also seek a ban on weapons designed to autonomously target people.
- The organisations stressed that meaningful human judgement must remain central to decisions involving lethal force.
The appeal builds on a joint initiative first launched in 2023, with both organisations arguing that international law must keep pace with advances in AI-enabled military technology.
ℹ️ UN News
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