International law, security & weapons at @lexintl_org. Senior Fellow @UNIDIR. Former head of @nuclearban, @nobelprize laureate 2017. 🇸🇪🇨🇭
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Not a good move.
AI weapons are spreading fast, from drones to ground vehicles and submarines. Anna Hehir of Future of Life Institute @FLI_org warns that in a world this tense, it takes just one algorithmic error to spark a chain of events between nuclear powers.
She is also clear that a treaty would make a real difference. We never thought we would ban chemical and biological weapons, and we did.
Haven’t seen the full film yet? Watch Will We Let AI Kill People? free on YouTube.
#WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons
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"The risk of nuclear war has never been as high as it is now" @MelissaParke01 for @el_pais
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If European leaders worry about Trump's retaliation if they invoke their blocking statute to limit Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, they should remember their economic “bazooka,” which stopped his threats against Greenland. trib.al/ekZ8IV8
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What happens when cartels get AI weapons?
“Imagine if there’s access to it by rebels, by terrorists. This will be a catastrophe.”
Dr. Lansana Gberie, UN Ambassador of Sierra Leone, Paula Peraza Aguilar, Costa Rican diplomat, and Alexander Kmentt, Austrian diplomat, warn that without rules, AI weapons won’t stay in the hands of states.
Haven’t seen the full film yet? Watch Will We Let AI Kill People? free on YouTube.
#WillWeLetAIKillPeople #AutonomousWeapons
Beatrice Fihn retweeted
My statement today, in my role as President of the American Society of International Law, on the new U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Please read and share.
Statement of ASIL President Oona A. Hathaway Regarding the United States Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
#intlaw
#internationallaw
#ICC
#sanctions
It’s still fascinating to hear people say “international law is useless” when the biggest military power in the world is this openly terrified of it.
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The UK stands with the International Criminal Court and we stand united with our partners in strongly disagreeing with sanctions imposed on the Court.
The ICC must be permitted to continue its critical work holding perpetrators of the most horrific international crimes to account.
ALT We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC. As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States. If put into effect, these sanctions will have a significant impact on the Court’s work, its dedicated staff and their families. They work every day to bring those accused of the most serious international crimes to justice and to support their victims. We remain both united in our support for the ICC and committed to engaging in constructive and inclusive dialogue with non-States Parties as we prepare for the Assembly of States Parties in December 2026. We will continue to work together to support the Court’s vital work, uphold the rules-based international system, and advance accountability.
Wow, what an amazing decision. So happy for Navi Pillay, congratulations 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
#NobelPrize
Hind Rajab Foundation is doing extremely important work, aiming to enforce international law around the world.
Beatrice Fihn retweeted
Come on, Canada! Join the conversation at the #TPNW review conference.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is supported by more than 100 countries, but not Canada.
I asked the government whether Canada intends to send an observer to the treaty’s first Review Conference at the UN in December.
I’ll be following up for an answer.
#TPNW
Vous n’êtes pas d’accord, monsieur Lapierre ?
❤️❤️ these kids
A while ago I randomly watched Drive to Survive, despite motorsport being the most boring sport I could think of. I got hooked (& now I'm a cursed ferrari fan) It made me think, can we find a way to make UN negotiations a bit more interesting by letting people in on the inside?
UN conference rooms are not quite as glamorous as the Grand Prix in Monaco and drafting paragraphs is not perhaps as thrilling as an overtake at 350km/h. But I've been really fortunate to work with a group of talented people that are taking people behind the scenes at the UN
The film Will we let AI kill people? – inside the global effort to stop autonomous weapons is on YouTube now and Id love for you to watch it. For 2 years, they followed diplomats and NGOs working to create a new treaty. youtu.be/tLIT00ZHgYE?si=AN5F…
Beatrice Fihn retweeted
“The greatest risk is just that we unleash this technology that we don’t know how to turn off, that we can’t control, that we can’t predict what it’s going to do.”
@BeaFihn, who led the campaign which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, backs our bill to ban superintelligent AI:
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Significant: The Netherlands has asked the EU Commission to prepare to apply the Blocking Statute if the US goes ahead with full sanctions on the ICC
⚡️ FM🇳🇱 Berendsen @ministerBZ
“We'll do all we can to protect the ICC. The Netherlands has asked the European Commission to have the #BlockingStatute ready so that we can deploy that last-resort measure. We're prepared to use it.” @volkskrant
Good.
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This is a welcomed initiative at a crucial time but as so many #UNGA appeals or launches of new groups, it lacks a plan of concrete steps to take. Stubb and Støre mentions killer robots using AI for lethal attacks as a specific reason for this initiative. politico.eu/article/20-count…
The real test for these 20 states comes in Nov. At the CCW RevCon, states can launch negotiations on legally binding rules for autonomous weapons. The US, Russia & Israel remain firmly opposed to new binding rules and are working hard to stop any governments from moving forward.