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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 binding set of rules.…
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Timnit Gebru says AI existential risk narrative distracts from real harms
Timnit Gebru, a prominent AI researcher and coauthor of the 2021 Stochastic Parrots paper, argues that framing AI as an existential threat is a harmful distraction from immediate risks like data exploitation,…
1 sourceWired AI -
Fedorov proposes private robot army to replace human soldiers in Ukraine
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s former defense minister, announced plans to create a private-sector robot army at IT Arena 2026 in Lviv. He cited drones, which now account for over 95% of target engagements, as proof of…
1 sourceThe Decoder
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As of 6 November 2026: 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 binding set of rules.