YouCongress
About Sign up

Comment by Sumith Dassanayake

Human avatar
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva.
Sri Lanka has been strongly advocating for a legally binding instrument to address the challenges and concerns raised by emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems, in particular through the ongoing and valuable work of the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (GGE on LAWS), established under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
AI Verified (Jun 16, 2026)
Source:
Sumith Dassanayake, statement on Sri Lanka’s legally binding approach to governing AI in the military domain, Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva, June 16, 2026.
Like Share on X 20d ago

Policy proposals and claims

Ban autonomous lethal weapons
votes For
Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

Statement relation comments

AI Verified Sri Lanka Mission statement advocates a legally binding instrument addressing lethal autonomous weapons; this supports a ban on autonomous lethal weapons. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1d ago
Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

Vote answer comments

AI Verified Answer 'for' matches Dassanayake's support for a binding instrument addressing lethal autonomous weapons. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1d ago
Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation
votes For
Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

Statement relation comments

AI Verified Verified relevant: the cited Sumith Dassanayake wording directly addresses the statement’s subject and indicates a determinable stance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

Vote answer comments

AI Verified Verified for: the cited wording and source context support this recorded stance on “Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation”. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

Quote authenticity verification history

Report this

Quote authenticity comments

AI Verified Verified against the cited source: the stored wording is present and attributed to Sumith Dassanayake. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
replying to Sumith Dassanayake