'The use of lethal autonomous weapons controlled by AI goes against the principles of a just war'

Marie-des-Neiges Ruffo de Calabre is a philosopher specializing in military ethics and the author of Itinéraire d'un robot tueur ("Journey of a Killer Robot," 2018). A member of the Center for Research on Information, Law and Society (CRIDS) at the University of Namur in Belgium, she investigates new forms of warfare and their compatibility with the tradition of just war and international humanitarian law.

With the intensification and acceleration of targeted strikes, as seen in Iran, have we entered a new era of warfare driven by artificial intelligence?

Without an international agreement on the legal definition of a lethal autonomous weapon system [LAWS], it is difficult to state definitively that systems using AI on the battlefield are truly autonomous. However, it is clear that militaries such as those of the United States and Israel are now capable of producing such weapons. Existing technologies can already contribute to the creation of autonomous systems thanks to the convergence of different technologies.

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