13 Apr
Arms Industry, Autonomous Weapons, and Australian Universities. Transparency? As militaries around the world invest in emerging technologies, Australian universities have become key players in defence innovation. From funding streams to […]
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This snapshot on the issue of autonomous weapons covers key information about Australia and has been created as a quick-read introduction. Download PDF
READ MORE23 Feb
States and key stakeholders met at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2024. For the second time, SafeGround was present at the UN in New York. Representing SafeGround […]
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Fully autonomous weapons Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) or ‘killer robots’ are an alarming prospect for society and humanity. Autonomous weapons use artificial intelligence (AI) to select targets and choose […]
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In our podcast series “Stay in Command’ we give you a down-under perspective on indiscriminate weapons. To date, the series focuses on lethal autonomous weapons and the need to maintain […]
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Autonomous weapons technologies which integrate artificial Intelligence (AI), are currently playing a vital and increasing role in military systems. They are emerging as pivotal technologies of future warfare. Alarmingly, we […]
READ MOREFor more than 30 years SafeGround has engaged and worked with people and communities affected by war and conflict. Since the early 1990s we have actively supported and participated in the universalisation of the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions. We are now working on the campaigning to stop lethal autonomous weapons.
As a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines we are co-recipients of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.