On 22–23 January, SIPRI hosted an in-person scenario exercise to discuss the limits and requirements for the development and use of autonomous weapons systems (AWS).
SIPRI actively engaged in and contributed with two breakout sessions at the first summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain, REAIM 2023. The summit was held on 15–16 February in The Hague.
On 10–11 November, SIPRI hosted an expert workshop entitled ‘Compliance with IHL in the Development and Use of AWS’.
On 29 June, SIPRI hosted an online briefing to coincide with the launch of the report ‘Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law: Identifying Limits and the Required Type and Degree of Human–Machine Interaction’.
A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) identifies where controls on autonomous weapon systems must be placed.
SIPRI is pleased to announce the launch of a new SIPRI Reflection film that takes stock of the challenges posed by autonomy in weapons systems and explores how these challenges might be addressed by states.
SIPRI launches a new report, Mapping the Development of Autonomy in Weapon Systems, which aims to shed light on the current developments in autonomy in weapon systems and thereby provide important insights for informed international discussions.
The conference provided relevant practitioners and civil society experts with an opportunity to learn about new technologies; discuss the technical, legal and operational issues raised by emerging technologies in the context of Article 36 reviews; and identify concrete solutions to help to strengthen compliance with the requirements of Article 36.
SIPRI will host a workshop on autonomous technologies and their societal impact, covering technological, environmental, cultural, structural, political and socio-economic factors.
Abstract submissions are now open for presentations at the Autonomous Technologies and their Societal Impact workshop.
A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) outlines challenges related to the legal review of weapons that contain autonomous features, and argues for greater cooperation and information-sharing between states. The report, to be launched tomorrow at the United Nations office in Geneva, aims to feed into ongoing discussions on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).