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22 June 2023 - AI in weapon systems - Oral evidence

Committee AI in Weapon Systems Committee
Inquiry AI in weapon systems

Thursday 22 June 2023

Start times: 10:00am (private) 10:00am (public)


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Artificial Intelligence in Weapons Systems Committee holds the eleventh evidence sessions of its inquiry

The Artificial Intelligence in Weapon System Committee holds the eleventh evidence session of its inquiry. In this session it will hear from Sir Chris Deverell, Former Commander of the Joint Forces Command and Tsvetelina Van Benthem, DPhil Candidate in Public International Law at the University of Oxford. They will give evidence on the practicalities of ensuring that AWS are used in observance with international humanitarian law.

Meeting details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Inquiry AI in weapon systems
Former Commander at Joint Forces Command
DPhil Candidate in Public International Law at University of Oxford
At 11:30am: Private discussion
Inquiry AI in weapon systems

Possible Questions

  • How could any limitation or prohibition on AWS or the use of AI in defence more broadly be practically enforced?
  • How can AWS ensure compliance with IHL when dealing with changes in the operational environment, such as terrain or local clothing?
  • How capable are state and non-state actors of both developing and countering AWS?

Further Information 

Location

Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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