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Regulating Military AI - A Parliamentary Perspective
Summary
Session 1: Asia/Pacific region – 7:00 – 9:00 CEST Session 2: Africa, Europe and the Americas – 16:30 – 18:30 CEST
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly reshaping warfare, from logistics and reconnaissance to target identification and autonomous weapons. While often promoted as the future of security, their military applications raise urgent legal, ethical, and security concerns, particularly around compliance with international humanitarian law and the erosion of “meaningful human control”, to the potential risks of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This webinar will explore how parliamentarians can address the risks of an AI arms race, prevent the misuse of emerging technologies, and strengthen oversight, legislation, and international cooperation to ensure innovation in warfare does not come at the expense of civilian protection and global stability.
Interpretation in English, French, Spanish and Arabic will be available.