Weapons capable of identifying and attacking targets automatically have been in use for more than 80 years. An early example is the Mark 24 Fido, a US anti-submarine torpedo equipped with microphones ...

This chart shows state positions on negotiating a new legally-binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems.

Is it time for society to start having a serious discussion about autonomous weapons? With Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping set to meet on Thursday, and Taiwan sure to be a topic of discussion, ...

Opinion: Alexander Blanchard of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute argues that nations must embrace nuance ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued one of the sharpest calls yet for global rules on military AI in his Wednesday address to the UN General Assembly. “Weapons are evolving faster than our ...

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a ...

China is turning to the wild to sharpen its next generation of battlefield machines, training artificial intelligence to ...

In an interview published Wednesday on Katie Couric‘s YouTube channel, Hinton said lethal autonomous weapons give wealthy nations significant advantages when considering military action against poorer ...

Anthropic and Pentagon clash over $200M AI contract. Company blocks Claude use for autonomous weapons while Defense Dept demands unrestricted military access.