Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva

11. January 2026

ICT4Peace Member and Affiliate of International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI)

ICT4Peace has been working on AI, Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Weapons in conflict and threats to societies since 2017

ICT4Peace is delighted to report that it had been invited to become an Affiliate of The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI). ICT4Peace participated in the inaugural IASEAI Meeting in ...

IASEAI, Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Zurich Hub for Ethics, Technology and Society (ZHET), Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Policy Research, Advisory, Capacity Building

6. October 2025 Geneva

Geneva Talks on Autonomous Weapons: Momentum Builds, But Challenges Remain

Under the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), states are discussing how to regulate or prohibit machines that can select and engage targets without human intervention.

Geneva Talks on Autonomous Weapons: Momentum Builds, But Challenges Remain Negotiations in Geneva on the future of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) seem to enter a critical phase. Under the ...

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26. March 2022

ICT4Peace Publication: A Compilation of Articles, Policy briefs, Op-eds on AI, LAWS and Ethical and Political Perspectives on Emerging Digital Technologies

ICT4Peace and ZHET Publication by Regina Surber (Author) and Daniel Stauffacher (Editor)

ICT4Peace, in cooperation with the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET), is pleased to publish this compilation of policy briefs op-eds and recorded talks (2017 – 2022) by Regina ...

Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research ICT, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Big data

24. February 2020

ICT4Peace and ZHET at Women in AI – WaiTALK: The Dark Side of AI

Regina Surber, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology has been Invited by Women in AI Switzerland to make a presentation on AI, Autonomous Systems, Lethal ...

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9. November 2019

ICT4Peace Moderating Stephen Goose Lecture on the Human Rights Implications of Killer Robots at ETH Zurich

On 6 November 2019 Stephen Goose, Director of Human Rights Watch’s Arms Division gave a lecture at ETH on “Loosing Humanity: The Human Rights Implications of Killer Robots” and presented ...

Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

2. August 2019

ICT4Peace Lecture at ETH on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN negotiations

On July 18, 2019, Regina Surber of ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technololgy (ZHET) gave a one-hour lecture on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the United Nationals ...

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