House of Lords AI in Weapon Systems Committee

The government should proceed with caution in development and use of AI in autonomous weapons. Today we publish our new report looking at use of AI-enabled autonomous weapons systems. 📄 See key recommendations and links to full report ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/AI-in-weapons-… 🔽 Watch for more

The @DefenceHQ has responded to our report on #AWS. ⬇️ Read it here. gov.uk/government/pub…

Read on @wavellroom 🔽 protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/5TN5CmOvosj2…

AI in AWS must be used 'in a way that is ethical and legal, providing key strategic and battlefield benefits, while achieving public understanding and democratic endorsement.' Lord Lisvane on our report 'Proceed with Caution: Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems'. 🔽

@DefenceHQ They're not terminator robots! Ensuring the development and use of AI in AWS is ethical and legal is central to our report. 🔽 Lord Clement-Jones discusses the importance of making people aware that international humanitarian law requires AWS to have meaningful human control.

In our new report, we recommend that the @DefenceHQ ensures its resourcing and procurement processes are appropriately designed for the world of AI. 🔽 Hear more from Committee Chair, Lord Lisvane

What are autonomous weapons systems #AWS? One of the key recommendations in our new report is to increase public understanding of AI and autonomous weapons and ensure the government adopts an operational definition of AWS. 🔽 Hear more from committee member, Lord-Clement Jones

On Friday 1 December 2023, we will be publishing our report. In the meantime, you can view the evidence we’ve received here. committees.parliament.uk/committee/646/…

In the fifteenth evidence session we will hear from Andrew Kinniburgh, Director-General at @MakeUK_, on the Government’s current approach to the procurement and deployment of AI in weapon systems.

📅Next week we will hold the fourteenth and fifteenth evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry.

In the fourteenth evidence session we will hear from Professor Jinghan Zeng, Professor of China and International Studies at Lancaster University, on China’s approach and policies regarding AI in weapon systems.

📺Watch the thirteenth evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/72…

He will give evidence on the Government’s policies on procurement, use and regulation of Autonomous Weapons Systems.

📅Next week we will hold the thirteenth evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry. Hearing evidence from @jcartlidgemp, Minister for Defence Procurement at the @DefenceHQ.

📺Watch the twelfth evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/cd…

They will give evidence on the risks posed by the development and implementation of AI Weapons Systems.

📅Next week we will hold the twelfth evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry. Hearing Evidence from Professor Christian Enemark from @unisouthampton Taniel Yusef from @CSERCambridge, and @lauralifts from @StanzaSystems.

📺Watch the eleventh public evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/49…

They will give evidence on the practicalities of ensuring that AWS can follow international humanitarian law.

📺Next week we will hold the eleventh public evidence session of the #AIWeapons inquiry. Hearing evidence from @chris_deverell, Former Commander of the Joint Forces Command and Tsvetelina Van Benthem from @UniofOxford.