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US and Russia weakened UN pact on autonomous weapons
Original: U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The United States and Russia stripped human oversight requirements from a United Nations agreement aimed at regulating lethal autonomous weapons, The Washington Post reports. Negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progress yet toward a potential treaty, but the two powers weakened a range of safeguards along the way. Critics fear autonomous weapons could make kill decisions without meaningful human control.
Why now: Major powers loosening safeguards on AI-driven weapons raises urgent concerns about the future of warfare.
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- U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact · The Washington Post
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progress yet toward a potential treaty.
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