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The world must establish red lines for autonomous AI weapons

Opinion piece calls for international red lines on autonomous AI weapons after a Russian AI-guided drone autonomously killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia.

The author urges enforceable international agreements governing autonomous weapon systems, citing a July 2026 incident where a Russian drone struck a gas station in Zaporizhzhia, killing three Ukrainian civilians. Ukrainian investigators found the drone carried an Nvidia Jetson Orin chip, and the onboard AI reportedly selected the specific target without a human making the final decision. The piece argues existing international humanitarian law lacks specific standards for weapons that independently select and engage targets, and points to UN and ICRC deliberations plus the Global Council for Responsible AI's red-line framework.

Help Net Security04:00 UTC · 6h agoAI policy

A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation

The Verge chronicles the history of AI executives, from Samuel Butler and Turing-era warnings to Altman and Musk, publicly calling for AI regulation.

The article traces recurring calls for AI regulation, from Samuel Butler's 1863 warnings and Alan Turing's 1951 lecture to Bill Joy's 2000 essay and Microsoft's 2018 facial recognition stance. Modern examples include Elon Musk's 2017 remarks to US governors, the 2023 Future of Life Institute pause letter, and Sam Altman's 2023 Senate testimony. It argues such appeals from industry leaders who profit from AI warrant skepticism.

The Verge · AISep 16, 12:00 UTC · 22h agoAI policy1

Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to reject AI labs' requested liability exemptions, arguing creator liability is the best safety guarantee.

Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government should not grant frontier labs liability waivers, responding to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's slowdown essay. He cited Treasury's AI safety work since the release of Anthropic's Mythos model, whose cybersecurity risks prompted an April meeting, and coordination with banks and labs after the July Hugging Face cyberattack. Bessent also highlighted the Gold Eagle clearinghouse run with CISA and called for more US-built open-source models to counter China.

CyberScoopSep 16, 14:10 UTC · 20h agoAI policy