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Human Control Urged at Military AI Summit
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The Philippines strongly called for enhancing international rules and human control over artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure its responsible uses for peace at the first Responsible Use of AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) happened at Summit 2023 in The Hague.
Over 2000 delegates from 80 countries attended the multistakeholder conference, which was co-hosted by The Netherlands and the Republic of Korea.
During the conference, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Multilateral and International Economic Relations Carlos D. Sorreta asserted that “human beings must at all times exert control and judgment over weapons systems to ensure compliance with international and humanitarian law and accountability for the use of force.” He further stressed that AI must become a force for more equitable sustainable development.
Undersecretary Sorreta highlighted the speech of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the United Nations General Assembly, which identified emerging technologies, such as AI, as among the most pressing global challenges.
The Philippines is among a group of countries at the United Nations pushing for a legally binding instrument that prohibits lethal autonomous weapons systems that can be used to conduct attacks outside the control of humans.
Conference participants agreed to continue the conversation on establishing rules and institutions to govern the responsible use of AI. The 2nd REAIM meeting will be held in the Republic of Korea next year.
The conference emphasized the potential benefits of AI, but also recognized the serious legal, development, and ethical concerns associated with its military use.
Undersecretary Sorreta concluded by stating that peace and security require “…more, not less responsible human control. More, not less, humanity.” The Philippines called for enhancing international rules and human control over AI to ensure its responsible uses for peace.
Over 2000 delegates from 80 countries attended the multistakeholder conference, which was co-hosted by The Netherlands and the Republic of Korea.
During the conference, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Multilateral and International Economic Relations Carlos D. Sorreta asserted that “human beings must at all times exert control and judgment over weapons systems to ensure compliance with international and humanitarian law and accountability for the use of force.” He further stressed that AI must become a force for more equitable sustainable development.
Undersecretary Sorreta highlighted the speech of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the United Nations General Assembly, which identified emerging technologies, such as AI, as among the most pressing global challenges.
The Philippines is among a group of countries at the United Nations pushing for a legally binding instrument that prohibits lethal autonomous weapons systems that can be used to conduct attacks outside the control of humans.
Conference participants agreed to continue the conversation on establishing rules and institutions to govern the responsible use of AI. The 2nd REAIM meeting will be held in the Republic of Korea next year.
The conference emphasized the potential benefits of AI, but also recognized the serious legal, development, and ethical concerns associated with its military use.
Undersecretary Sorreta concluded by stating that peace and security require “…more, not less responsible human control. More, not less, humanity.” The Philippines called for enhancing international rules and human control over AI to ensure its responsible uses for peace.
Feb 21, 2023
