Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming modern warfare, but global efforts to regulate military AI remain stalled, according to Robin Geiss, director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).
He said a binding international treaty on military AI is unlikely in the near term but stressed there is broad agreement that international humanitarian law must apply, humans must retain control over the use of force, and AI should not control nuclear command systems.
Geiss urged the United States and China to hold pragmatic discussions and consider a moratorium on critical AI capabilities to reduce the risk of unintended conflict.
The report said retired Chinese military officer Zhou Bo also called on Washington and Beijing to lead global AI governance, while expressing skepticism that meaningful international rules will emerge soon amid growing geopolitical rivalry.
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