Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva

Prepared by the Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) in cooperation with AI experts from the Global North and the Global South, the report offers a timely and evidence-based assessment of how major powers — including the United States, China, the European Union, India, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea and the UAE — are converging around common approaches to managing the most severe risks posed by advanced AI. Key findings of the report include: 1.) Identification of four categories of extreme AI risk attracting growing global attention. 2.) A proposal for a Global Compact on Extreme AI Risks. 3.) The introduction of the concept of “demand-side governance.