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Expert opinions on Defense
Quotes, votes and policy statements on Defense from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
183 sourced quotes · 4 statements · 78% for / 20% against overall
Featuring: Pope Leo XIV Evan Ackerman Dario Amodei Stuart J. Russell Max Tegmark António Guterres
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Ban autonomous lethal weapons
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For (43)Pope Leo XIVHead of the Catholic Churchvotes For and says:It is not permissible to entrust lethal or otherwise irreversible decisions to artificial systems. [...] The decision to use lethal force cannot be delegated to opaque or automated processes, but must remain under effective, self-aware and responsibl...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)France’s foreign ministryabstains and says:At first, lethal autonomous weapons systems that cannot guarantee use in conformity with international humanitarian law — that is, systems that are intrinsically indiscriminate; systems whose effects cannot be limited, anticipated and controlled; sys...
more AI Verified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (24)Vinod KhoslaVenture capitalist; Khosla Ventures foundervotes Against and says:Personal view: I admire @AnthropicAI sticking by their principles but disagree with the principle itself. Putin won't fight fair so we should have autonomous AI weapons for sure.
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For (26)Tom CottonU.S. Senator from Arkansas (Republican); member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committeesvotes For and says:
Our most advanced AI technologies must be kept out of the hands of adversaries like Communist China. Congress should ensure that America keeps our edge in the AI race.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Sarah KrepsCornell tech policy professorabstains and says:The bill is an attempt to reclaim congressional agency over those choices.
AI Unverifiable source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Ryan FournierConservative political commentatorvotes Against and says:President Trumps authority is clear. The Commander in Chief has ultimate authority on foreign affairs. Democrats and their Deep State partners are purposefully misleading House Republicans to strip him of this authority... America must win the AI Col...
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For (59)Campaign to Stop Killer RobotsCoalition to ban killer robotsvotes For and says:
to demand meaningful human control, which ensures responsibility and accountability, in any use of force. [...] It is a world that rejects the automation of killing.
AI Verified source (2020)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Secretary of War (United States)U.S. defense policy memorandum authorvotes Against and says:This strategy will accelerate our advantage, and we must implement it with the Warrior Ethos. Consistent with the refocusing of the Department onto a wartime footing, I expect the following approaches to become internalized as essential elements of o...
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