This week Stop Killer Robots, with several members of UK campaign, attended Humanity at the Crossroads, the Austrian government’s high-level meeting on autonomous weapons. This was the largest meeting on
In 2022 the House of Lords established a Committee to consider the use of artificial intelligence in weapon systems. Focusing on the challenges, risks and benefits of Autonomous Weapon Systems
To: Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, UK Prime Minister; Lord David Cameron, Foreign Secretary United Kingdom Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Mr Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; Mr Andrew
Part-time consultancy opportunity commencing April 2024 The UK-based Stop Killer Robots coalition is a group of NGOs, academics and campaigners united in their concerns around the ethical, moral and technical challenges posed by
Next month the UN General Assembly will vote on a resolution on autonomous weapons systems (AWS) – the first of its kind. Representatives from the Global Campaign to Stop Killer
As States get set to vote on the resolution on autonomous weapons systems (AWS), human rights organisations in the UK are calling on the Foreign Secretary to urgently and effectively
On Thursday 7 September, the Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge MP, appeared before the Lords AI in Weapons Systems Committee-the only time a government representative will appear before the
On Thursday 7 September, the House of Lords Inquiry into AI in autonomous weapons will reconvene to continue to consider the use of artificial intelligence in weapon systems. The committee,
Screenshot: Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Risks for International Peace and Security – Security Council, 9381st Meeting. In July, under the UK’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), two
On 7 June, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK will convene the first global summit on AI safety. The aim of the summit is to ‘bring together key
