2 Dec
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 […]
READ MORE15 Nov
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 MORE14 Nov
On 1 July Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update which he described as a response to a “poorer, more dangerous world”. The Defence Strategic Update outlined […]
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SafeGround is proud of its newly acquired membership to the International Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. This movement is concerned with lethal autonomous weapons systems, and is supporting efforts by […]
READ MORE13 Nov
Join us on a mission to raise awareness and build support for a pre-emptive ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems in the Pacific region. We’re shaking things up by ensuring […]
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.