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UNIDIR plans an October 22 forum on military AI

UNIDIR plans to open participation in a new AI, Peace and Security forum in New York on October 22. At an October 20 press conference, director Robin Geiss warned that military AI is narrowing the room for human judgment, AP reported.

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UNIDIR opened the research centre in June. This week's event is the forum, not the research centre's creation. A discussion forum does not create a binding treaty or verify military compliance.

Watch which governments and companies join, and whether consultations produce specific rules on human control. Participation alone cannot show that those rules reach deployed systems.

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  1. UNIDIRCentre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security forum launch ↗
  2. The Associated Press, via The IndependentNew UN initiative will aim to tackle military uses of AI ↗

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