US and Russia weakened UN pact on AI weapons

US and Russian diplomats worked this month to weaken a landmark UN effort to regulate lethal autonomous weaponry, removing a requirement that humans review AI-generated targets. A range of other safeguards in the pact were also diluted.

• US and Russia jointly weakened the UN pact on autonomous weapons
• Requirement for human review of AI-generated targets was removed
• A range of other safeguards in the document were diluted