The Law and LAWS: Recent developments in the law relating to lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS)
Advanced autonomous weapons are being used in current armed conflicts. Their use is no longer hypothetical. As a result, advancing the regulatory and legal debate about moderating their use has becoming more critical.
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This lecture will present on observations from our participation at the UN CCW’s Group of Government Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), and the Responsible AI in the Military Summit; providing an update on the status of current international legal and regulatory efforts in relation to autonomous capabilities and the military, amid a back-drop of rapid capability acquisition and reported use in armed conflict.
After a brief update on the current use of these capabilities in contemporary armed conflict, and the current state of international legal and regulatory debate, we will discuss the international humanitarian law challenges and cyber security law challenges associated with autonomous military technologies generally, as well as those specific to lethal autonomous weapon systems, before concluding with a forecast of the future challenges associated with the use of LAWS by militaries.