Autonomous weapons
A movement towards greater autonomy in weapons systems risks a dehumanised future of machines being tasked to apply force and kill without people understanding or being fully responsible for the consequences. We are working for a New International Legal Treaty covering a broad scope of sensor-based weapons systems, which must prohibit fundamentally unacceptable systems and keep control over the rest.
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The European Defence Fund: autonomous weapons and the EU budget
Article 36's evidence to the AI in weapons systems UK parliamentary inquiry
Regulating autonomy in weapon systems: Latin American and Caribbean leadership, ReAim and the CCW
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Autonomous weapons as a solution to war crimes?
Foundations of the GDPR: Principles relevant to discussions on autonomous weapons
Sensor-based targeting systems
Systems that cannot be effectively controlled
'Explicability' as a way to secure accountability
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Independent analysis for policy and humanitarian action
Article 36’s publications include research papers, political and policy analysis and innovative policy thinking. Our writings tend to be aimed towards the multilateral community – diplomats, international organisations, civil society and other stakeholders. Our new thinking on themes such as explosive weapons, nuclear weapons, autonomous weapons and the protection of civilians has served to frame key debates and political processes on these issues. Our writings tend to centre harm to people and communities as the foundation for our work, and to promote changes to international law, policy and practice in response to these harms.