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Security Council Presses Human Control Over AI Weapons as Guterres Urges Ban by Next Year

The session underscored momentum for enforceable limits that keep humans in charge of the use of force.

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President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, on Sept. 23, 2025.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif talked about the use of autonomous loitering munitions, high-speed cruise missiles, and drones as examples of how modern AI-driven warfare can cause dangerous escalation.

Overview

  • UN Secretary‑General António Guterres reiterated that life‑and‑death decisions must remain with humans and called for a legally binding ban on lethal autonomous weapons operating without human control by next year.
  • Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif urged UN Charter‑based governance of AI and a prohibition on applications lacking meaningful human control, asserting that recent India–Pakistan exchanges involved autonomous munitions and dual‑capable cruise missiles.
  • Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned the Council that coupling AI with nuclear systems risks unchecked escalation and insisted decisions of life and death must never be delegated to machines.
  • The UN General Assembly has established an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and an annual Global Dialogue on AI Governance to deliver science‑based guidance and broaden participation in rulemaking.
  • Expert testimony, including from Stanford’s Yejin Choi, cautioned that AI capabilities are concentrated in a few firms and countries and urged investment in smaller, adaptive systems with stronger linguistic and cultural representation.