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Thursday, 10 Dec 2015 08:30–10:00 UTC+01


Lethal Autonomous Weapons: The Challenge of Accountability

​​​​​​Background:Technological advances in weaponry mean that decisions about the use of force on the battlefield could increasingly be taken by machines operating without human intervention.

Tuesday, 16 May 2017 13:00–14:30 UTC+02


Lethal Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

​Welcome to a discussion on the relationship between artificial intelligence, its likely uses in warfare, and how the technology could be controlled.

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In Defense of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons

Journal article in Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

Conference Paper


Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Autonomous Weapons-

Conference paper

Policy Brief


Norway’s Policy on Emerging Military Technologies: Widening the Debate on AI and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

PRIO Policy Brief

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Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Issues for the International Community

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Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Killing the ‘Robots-don’t-Rape’ Argument

Popular article in IntLawGrrls

Friday, 16 May 2014


PRIO Researchers Contribute to Debate on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

Issues for the International Community

Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024


PRIO AI Days Unites Experts to Shape Technology's Role in Global Peace

For a second year, PRIO AI Days took place earlier this month to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in global peace and security.

Friday, 11 Oct 2024


Statement on Nobel Peace Prize Announcement by PRIO Director Henrik Urdal

“Today’s Nobel Peace Prize award to Nihon Hidankyo comes at a crucial time when countries are modernizing their nuclear arsenals, and threats of use by traditional and emerging nuclear powers are alarmingly on the rise."

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Putin's nuclear blackmail goes doctrinal

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Report – Other


Innovative: Keeping the technological edge in the area of security and defence

Sovereign, Capable, Innovative, Responsive: Prospects and challenges for EU security and defence policy in the 10th parliamentary term

Policy Brief


Turns in the Long War as Drivers for Arms Control

PRIO Policy Brief

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Moscow takes measure of Western vaccilations

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Book Chapter


Ethical analysis of AI-based systems for military use

Book chapter in Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future of Warfare

Policy Brief


Arming Saudi Arabia: Navigating the Paradox of Power and Vulnerability

MidEast Policy Brief

PRIO Blogs


Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Killing the ‘Robots-don’t-Rape’ Argument

Earlier this spring, we debated a law professor who insisted that lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS) could clean up war. The professor posited that a war fought with autonomous weapons would be a war without rape. Taking humans out of the loop would...

PRIO Blogs


Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Issues for the International Community

On May 13-16 a United Nations (UN) expert meeting will discuss ‘questions relating to emerging technologies’ in lethal autonomous weapon systems. Such systems are distinguished by being mobile and selecting targets autonomously without direct huma...

PRIO Blogs


Issues for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots was launched in April 2013 with the objective of achieving a ban on the development, production and deployment of lethal autonomous weapons. In May 2014, the issue will be discussed by a UN expert meeting under t...

Policy Brief


The Humanitarian Disarmament Roundtable Conference, 2023: A Summary of Discussions

PRIO Policy Brief

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What Can We Learn from Past Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns?

PRIO Policy Brief

Policy Brief


Momentum Lost? Three Recommendations for the Future of Humanitarian Campaigning

PRIO Policy Brief

Journal Article


Regulating Autonomy in Civilian Drones: Towards a Spectral Approach

Journal article in Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems

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Risks of Weaponry Integrated with Artificial Intelligence

Journal article in Existenz

Wednesday, 7 Feb 2024


Nobel Peace Prize 2024: PRIO Director’s List Announced

The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, with election observers topping the list.

PRIO Blogs


What’s Wrong with the Idea that ‘Robots don’t Rape’?

The politics of rape denunciation is fast becoming the politics of lobbyists, vendors and military manufacturers seeking access to new customers and markets. The recognition of wartime rape as a fundamental violation of international law has been ...

PRIO Blogs


Giant Fake Ladybugs on Tanks? The Future of Warfare in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and the Need for Ethics

In September this year, Chief Software Officer for the U.S. Air Force Nicholas Chaillian, unexpectedly resigned. The reason for his resignation? To protest the slow pace of technological transformation taking place in the U.S. military, and where ...

PRIO Blogs


The Iterative Relationship Between Technology and International Security

Scientific breakthroughs and technological innovations are often subject to public discussion about their capacity to affect international security, either by their military exploitation or their uptake and re-appropriation through non-state actor...

PRIO Blogs


Ungovernable or Humanitarian Experimentation? Generative AI as an Accountability Issue

Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Kristoffer Lidén discuss the type of accountability challenges generative AI, such as Chat GPT, represents for humanitarian governance. A need to recalibrate humanitarian accountability discussions In the summer of 202...

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Artificial Intelligence in Military Planning and Operations

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