This chart shows state positions on negotiating a new legally-binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems.

Opinion: Alexander Blanchard of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute argues that nations must embrace nuance ...

China’s military-linked labs are building predator-inspired drone swarms and quadrupedal robot teams designed to keep ...

Is it time for society to start having a serious discussion about autonomous weapons? With Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping set to meet on Thursday, and Taiwan sure to be a topic of discussion, ...

Discover 10 AI drone swarms redefining air combat, where autonomous coordination, and low costs challenge traditional air ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued one of the sharpest calls yet for global rules on military AI in his Wednesday address to the UN General Assembly. “Weapons are evolving faster than our ...

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a ...

Weapons capable of identifying and attacking targets automatically have been in use for more than 80 years. An early example is the Mark 24 Fido, a US anti-submarine torpedo equipped with microphones ...

Nic Fleming is a science writer in Bristol, UK. “Latest: 8,300 students killed. 12 universities hit,” reads a news ticker at the bottom of the screen. “Authorities are still struggling to make sense ...

In May 2019, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) declared, “No AI currently exists that can outduel a human strapped into a fighter jet in a high-speed, high-G dogfight.” Fast ...

In an interview published Wednesday on Katie Couric‘s YouTube channel, Hinton said lethal autonomous weapons give wealthy nations significant advantages when considering military action against poorer ...

Lockheed Martin is developing new technology to allow F-35 fighter pilots to control drones. WSJ toured the company’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility to see the jets and futuristic tech. Photo: Lockheed ...