Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)

Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.

Highlights from the second global summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) in Seoul, South Korea.

Just Security Senior Fellow Brianna Rosen shares key takeaways from the 2024 REAIM Summit and strategic risks of AI in the military domain.

The upcoming REAIM Summit on responsible AI in the military domain is a valuable multistakeholder forum that can catalyze diplomatic and normative processes.

While States face a common problem in regulating AI, approaches differ and prospects for global cooperation appear limited. 

The "AI for Democracy" argument rests on misguided - and potentially dangerous - assumptions.

Notions of what constitutes signaling and intent must evolve with AI if states are to avoid potentially catastrophic consequences.

Resolving AI challenges requires global cooperation - or waiting for a crisis that brings the need for multilateralism into sharper focus.

The most immediate threat is not the “AI apocalypse” – where machines take over the world – but humans leveraging AI to establish new patterns of violence and domination…

The involvement of lawyers allows combatants to absolve themselves from thinking about human rights considerations as long as they believe the military functions as part of a democratic…

Proponents of an autonomous weapons systems treaty should look to the Convention on Cluster Munitions' success for guidance and motivation.

The REAIM Summit broadens international discussions from lethal autonomous weapon systems to military and defense-related applications of AI.