AI on track to ‘crowd out’ human decision-making in warfare
What was announced
Artificial intelligence is already being widely used on the battlefield, and the role of human judgment in military operations is shrinking rapidly, the head of the UN’s independent disarmament research institute warned on Tuesday.
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- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168636
- Published 2026-10-20 12:00:00 UTC
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