Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems - Day 1, 29 April 2024

Описание: The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs is pleased to host the international conference “Humanity at the Crossroads: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Challenge of Regulation” on 29-30 April 2024 in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

High-level opening

High-level panel: “Humanity at a Crossroads with AWS: Are we losing human control?”
High-level panel: “Geopolitics and machine politics: How to move forward on AWS”

Panel 1 – Emerging technologies, AWS and the (future) shape of conflict

The panel will set the scene for the conference, discussing where technological development in the field of AWS is going and how the issue of AWS relates to wider questions around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the military domain and large-scale data processing. It will address implications of ‘autonomy’ on international security and society in general and introduce the specific humanitarian, legal, ethical, security and technological challenges of AWS

Panel 2 – Human control and accountability under the law

The panel will consider the role of humans in the use of force regarding AWS. It will provide the basis to discuss the necessary positive obligations that would allow for adequate human judgement and control. It will also assess to what extent human decision-making is indispensable to make moral and legal judgements ahead of the use of force and to hold people accountable as required by international law. The panel will further address design, development and training aspects related to AWS

More info: www.aws2024.at