Latest Past Events

AI, National Security & Defence: autonomous weapons

Is there a use for AI in Warfare? What are the risks and challenges, or advantages? In September 2022, the UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots members, Taniel Yusef (WILPF UK) and Verity Coyle (Amnesty International UK) participated in a evidence session organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence. Others speakers included: The […]

Opaque Investments, lethal autonomous weapons and the decay of democracy

Urgent questions need to be asked around the transparency, accountability and governance of our financial ecosystem. From the spread of terrorism, human trafficking, drugs, corruption to money laundering breaches by major banks - dirty money facilitates a wide range of illegal activities and the UK plays a key enabling role. Economic crime is rife, but […]

All-Party Parliamentary Groups’ (APPG) event: Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal, ethical, and military perspectives on UK and international policy

On 16 March 2021, the UK Campaign Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and the APPG on Drones hosted an expert meeting chaired by Alyn Smith MP (Scottish National Party, SNP) on "Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal, ethical, and military perspectives on UK and international policy".   The events' speakers were the following: Maya Brehm, Legal […]