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Lethal autonomous weapons treaty negotiations
DevelopingNext check : Whether states begin and advance negotiations toward a binding treaty or formally abandon the effort.
Where it stands
At the latest report, more than 70 states supported moving toward binding treaty negotiations, while 166 nations backed negotiations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged a ban, but the report does not say negotiations have concluded or been formally abandoned.
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The story so far
Guterres demands a binding ban on 'killer robots' as Geneva AI dialogue opens
At the UN's first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the Secretary-General called lethal autonomous weapons 'morally repugnant' and warned the window to regulate them is closing fast.
Still open after this report
- Which states will block a consensus mandate at the next CCW review conference, and on what terms.
- Whether the review conference will produce a mandate to negotiate at all, or whether the consensus rule will be used to defer talks.
- What the AI Child Safety Pledge binds its signatories to in practice, beyond the language of the announcement.
History
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Who's involved
People
António GuterresSecretary-General of the United Nations since 20171 report
Places
- GenevaGeneva, Switzerland1 report
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