References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military technology has sparked a heated debate among experts and ethicists. A recent Public Citizen report has raised alarms over the use of ...

United Nations UN revisits 'killer robot' regulations as concerns about AI-controlled weapons grow 'We cannot delegate life-or-death decisions to machines,' says UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...

The Lethal Autonomous Weapons Pledge was signed in 2018 by more than two thousand signatories including Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind and Elon Musk of SpaceX.

Pentagon Directive 3000.09 on Autonomy in Weapon Systems, updated in 2023, lays out the rules around deploying autonomous weapons.

Autonomous weapons systems may be cheap to produce and easily fall into the hands of organized crime or terrorist groups. They will pose an entirely new threat to our societies.

ARMS RACE The New York talks come after 164 states supported a 2023 U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for the international community to urgently address the risks posed by autonomous weapons.

Palmer Luckey made his fortune with VR headsets, founding Oculus as a teen. Now he's focused on the future of warfare, developing autonomous weapons powered by AI for the U.S. military and its allies.

Drones that attack on their own, robotic vehicles in combat—autonomous weapons are taking on more tasks. For now, humans have the final say. But how much longer will that be the case?

Palmer Luckey on making autonomous weapons for the U.S. and its allies | 60 Minutes People thought flip flop- and Hawaiian shirt-wearing tech billionaire Palmer Luckey, 32, was nuts when he ...

At SOF Week 2025, the company's CEO, Bryan Bockmon, told Business Insider about how the company is now focusing on autonomous weapons systems that may be crucial for future warfare, systems made ...

Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday to revive efforts to regulate AI-controlled autonomous weapons. (Denis Balibouse, Reuters) 1 photo Save Story Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes ...