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Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons

2026-11-06 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

Russia and the US are teaming up to block legally binding rules on autonomous weapons at a UN conference — because nothing says 'responsible AI governance' like the world's two biggest military powers agreeing that killer robots shouldn't have rules. Years of discussions on filling the gap in AI weapons governance are now in jeopardy, proving that international cooperation works best when it's cooperating to avoid accountability.

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