This chart shows state positions on negotiating a new legally-binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems.

Opinion: Alexander Blanchard of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute argues that nations must embrace nuance ...

Using killer robots for war would also be a windfall for arms makers, Geoffrey Hinton said. AI has already transformed the battlefield with AI-driven drones and uncrewed systems. AI could mean fewer ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Autonomous Military Weapon Market is experiencing rapid growth as nations increasingly invest in advanced technologies to bolster their defense capabilities ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued one of the sharpest calls yet for global rules on military AI in his Wednesday address to the UN General Assembly. “Weapons are evolving faster than our ...

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a ...

Weapons capable of identifying and attacking targets automatically have been in use for more than 80 years. An early example is the Mark 24 Fido, a US anti-submarine torpedo equipped with microphones ...

In May 2019, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) declared, “No AI currently exists that can outduel a human strapped into a fighter jet in a high-speed, high-G dogfight.” Fast ...

In an interview published Wednesday on Katie Couric‘s YouTube channel, Hinton said lethal autonomous weapons give wealthy nations significant advantages when considering military action against poorer ...

The Pentagon is racing to deploy artificial intelligence across military operations before adversaries gain an irreversible edge, driven by lessons from Ukraine, where cheap drones powered by AI are ...

NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - During a U.S. naval test off the California coast last month, which was designed to showcase the Pentagon’s top autonomous drone boats, one vessel stalled unexpectedly. As ...