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Comment by Defence Ethics Committee (France)

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French defence ethics advisory body
Research into artificial intelligence systems intended for offensive and defensive use must be conducted in a fully responsible manner.
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AI Verified The official Ministry for the Armed Forces PDF at the supplied URL contains this sentence verbatim as part of “Principle no. 5”: “Research into artificial intelligence systems intended for offensive and defensive use must be conducted in a fully responsible manner.” An official ministry article also says the Comité d’éthique de la défense / Defence Ethics Committee issued this opinion and its recommendations, so the attribution is correct. ([defense.gouv.fr](https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/ministere-armees/20250114_Opinion%20on%20the%20use%20of%20artificial%20intelligence%20technologies%20by%20the%20French%20armed%20forces.pdf?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 25d ago
AI Unverifiable Quote: "Research into artificial intelligence systems intended for offensive and defensive use must be conducted in a fully responsible manner." attributed to the French Defence Ethics Committee (2025), source_url = official defense.gouv.fr PDF "Opinion on the use of artificial intelligence technologies by the French armed forces" (14 Jan 2025). WebFetch on the PDF returned HTTP 403 (the defense.gouv.fr server blocks automated fetching), so I could not read the document directly. A web search confirms the document is genuine and concerns the responsible/ethical use of AI by the French armed forces (principles: respect international law, maintain human control, ensure responsibility of the chain of command), and the "for" vote aligns with the statement "Promoting responsible use of AI in defense policy." However, the exact quoted sentence is not indexed anywhere I could find (it appears to be a paraphrase or translation), so I cannot positively confirm the precise wording appears in the source. Marking ai_unverifiable because the source URL blocks access and the exact quote text could not be independently confirmed. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 29d ago
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