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Global Clash Over AI Weapon Ban
The series follows the escalating debate over artificial intelligence in warfare, from Pope Leo's call for AI disarmament to international negotiations. After Russia and the US blocked binding autonomous weapons rules at the UN, the effort to regulate lethal autonomous weapons remains stalled, with no global agreement in sight.
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Russia and US move to block binding autonomous weapons rules at UN conference
Plans to fill a gap in global governance of autonomous weapons are in jeopardy as a bloc led by Russia and the United States is using a UN conference this month to block proposals for a legally…
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Pope Leo calls for AI disarmament and ban on lethal autonomous weapons
Pope Leo XIV has urged United Nations member states to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons during their upcoming meeting in Geneva. In a Papal Address delivered on Friday,…
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PalantirFuture of Life InstituteInternational Committee of the Red CrossPope Leo XIVPope FrancisPope Leo XIIIAnna HehirVolodymyr ZelenskyyAntónio GuterresMirjana Spoljaric