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Sep 2024
16m 59s

The risks and inefficacies of AI systems...

ICRC LAW AND POLICY
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Over the past decade, discussions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain have largely focused on autonomous weapon systems. This is partially due to the ongoing debates of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. While autonomous weapon systems are indee ... Show More
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