Guterres and ICRC chief Mirjana Spoljaric emphasized that attacking civilians in warfare is against international humanitarian law, expressing concern that machines may not differentiate between combatants and non-combatants.
They both advocated for banning autonomous weapons causing unpredictable effects and anti-personnel weapons targeting humans.
The UN plans a conference in Geneva in November to review its conventional weapons treaty, where lethal autonomous weapon systems will be discussed. The UN has been encouraging countries to advance legally binding regulations.
“When discussing AI, we emphasize human oversight,” stated European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier on Tuesday, in response to inquiries regarding the Commission’s position on human involvement in military applications.
Human oversight is a fundamental aspect of the bloc’s Artificial Intelligence Act, although it does not pertain to defense or security applications.













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