The adopted Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security by a of 159 in favour, 2 against and 5 abstentions, at its fifty-fifth . The addresses military beyond the narrower lethal track. It requested the Secretary-General to seek views and prepare a report cataloguing opportunities, risks, challenges and existing or emerging normative proposals.
What this means for
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It created a broader General Assembly workstream on military AI, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
Pick a role above and this becomes the reading for that desk: what it means, what to watch, and a line you can use.
Peace & Security
- So what
- A broader GA track on military AI now sits alongside lethal autonomous weapons, giving your mandates and analysis cover to address decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
- Watch for
- Track the Secretary-General’s report requested by A/RES/79/239: it will compile views on opportunities, risks, challenges and normative proposals.
- Use it
- Cite A/RES/79/239 to raise military AI in mission technology, early warning or Security Council-facing analysis beyond the LAWS lane.
Human Rights
- So what
- A broader GA lane on military AI lets you press rights risks beyond lethal autonomous weapons, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
- Watch for
- The Secretary-General’s report under A/RES/79/239, seeking views and cataloguing opportunities, risks, challenges, and existing or emerging normative proposals.
- Use it
- Cite A/RES/79/239 to insist scrutiny covers full military AI functions, not only weapons release decisions; submit rights-focused views for the Secretary-General’s report.
Permanent Missions
- So what
- A broader GA military-AI track now runs alongside the lethal autonomous weapons process, so you may need to cover both the resolution and the report it launched.
- Watch for
- Track the Secretary-General’s call for views and report under A/RES/79/239 on opportunities, risks, challenges, and normative proposals.
- Use it
- Tell capital this passed by recorded vote, 159-2-5, on 24 December 2024; cite A/RES/79/239 as the GA entry point on military AI.
Development & Policy
No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It created a broader General Assembly workstream on military AI, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
Data & Digital
No Data & Digital reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It created a broader General Assembly workstream on military AI, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
Front Office
No Front Office reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It created a broader General Assembly workstream on military AI, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
OPGA
No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It created a broader General Assembly workstream on military AI, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
Builders
No Builders reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. It created a broader General Assembly workstream on military AI, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
How other roles read this
Peace & Security
- So what
- A broader GA track on military AI now sits alongside lethal autonomous weapons, giving your mandates and analysis cover to address decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
- Watch for
- Track the Secretary-General’s report requested by A/RES/79/239: it will compile views on opportunities, risks, challenges and normative proposals.
- Use it
- Cite A/RES/79/239 to raise military AI in mission technology, early warning or Security Council-facing analysis beyond the LAWS lane.
Human Rights
- So what
- A broader GA lane on military AI lets you press rights risks beyond lethal autonomous weapons, including decision support, command systems, cyber operations and strategic risk.
- Watch for
- The Secretary-General’s report under A/RES/79/239, seeking views and cataloguing opportunities, risks, challenges, and existing or emerging normative proposals.
- Use it
- Cite A/RES/79/239 to insist scrutiny covers full military AI functions, not only weapons release decisions; submit rights-focused views for the Secretary-General’s report.
Permanent Missions
- So what
- A broader GA military-AI track now runs alongside the lethal autonomous weapons process, so you may need to cover both the resolution and the report it launched.
- Watch for
- Track the Secretary-General’s call for views and report under A/RES/79/239 on opportunities, risks, challenges, and normative proposals.
- Use it
- Tell capital this passed by recorded vote, 159-2-5, on 24 December 2024; cite A/RES/79/239 as the GA entry point on military AI.