Daryl G. Kimball on Ban autonomous lethal weapons

Daryl G. Kimball

Executive Director of the Arms Control Association; arms-control and nuclear-risk policy expert.

The international community should adopt binding rules requiring human oversight of autonomous weapons systems and strict compliance with applicable international law at all times.

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Daryl G. Kimball, prepared remarks at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, 14 July 2026.

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Ban autonomous lethal weapons

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Nations should establish binding international rules for AI safety and governance

So far, other national and multilateral efforts to establish rules of the road and/or legally-binding restrictions on AI uses in the military domain have fallen well short of what is necessary to address the risk of AI in nuclear operations.

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

The international community should adopt binding rules requiring human oversight of autonomous weapons systems and strict compliance with applicable international law at all times.

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