According to DARPA, the goal of the ACE program is to increase trust in combat autonomy by using human-machine collaborative dogfighting as its challenge problem, while it also serves as an entry ...

An Indian company has conducted the country’s first trial of an AI-enabled lethal weapon system in collaboration with the Indian Army. The test featured an autonomous machine gun capable of detecting ...

Steve Simoni, the cofounder of defense tech company Allen Control Systems, is giving me a tour of his startup’s new showroom when he points to a corner near the front window. That’s where the ...

Ukraine has successfully developed an AI-driven anti-drone gun—the next step in the race between drone and anti-drone warfare, and one that other nations are certain to copy. Russia’s war against ...

A hot potato: While the explosion in the use of AI, both generative and otherwise, this year has brought concerns over job losses and the death of human creativity, it's also exacerbated long-held ...

In November 2012, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its policy on autonomy in weapons systems: DOD Directive 3000.09 (DODD 3000.09). Despite being nearly 10 years old, the policy remains ...

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to submit its views and recommendations for consideration by the United Nations secretary-general in response to Resolution 78/241 on “Lethal autonomous ...