Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development

Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development

Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development Editors’ note: This is the eight post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international...
Unity in Principle, Variation in Practice: European Approaches to Meaningful Human Control for LAWS

Unity in Principle, Variation in Practice: European Approaches to Meaningful Human Control for LAWS

Unity in Principle, Variation in Practice: European Approaches to Meaningful Human Control for LAWS Editors’ note: This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal...
Human Oversight with Chinese Characteristics: Lethal Autonomous Weapons in the CCW GGE

Human Oversight with Chinese Characteristics: Lethal Autonomous Weapons in the CCW GGE

Human Oversight with Chinese Characteristics: Lethal Autonomous Weapons in the CCW GGE Editors’ note: This is the second post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under...
Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS

Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS

Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values is an accessible, comprehensive look under the hood of contemporary machine learning. The title suggests, and...
The Future of Warfare: National Positions on the Governance of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

The Future of Warfare: National Positions on the Governance of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

The Future of Warfare: National Positions on the Governance of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), such as drones and autonomous missile systems, are no longer a theoretical concern. Indeed, they are finding their way onto the...