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US and Russian diplomats worked
Sources: US and Russian diplomats worked to weaken an AI weapons pact at the UN this month, removing a requirement that humans review AI-generated targets, more
TL;DRUS and Russia removed human oversight requirements from a UN AI weapons agreement.
Why it matters: Autonomous weapons with minimal human control increase risks of unintended escalation and civilian harm in conflicts.
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry.
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