ABSTRACT
As an international legally binding instrument regulating military applications of AI is difficult to conceive in the current geopolitical environment, what can be learned from how the international community has approached the development of norms of responsible State behavior in the absence of appetite for new treaties? Would a similar approach focusing on reaffirming existing international law, agreement on norms, identification of confidence-building measures, and the development of capacity-building initiatives suffice in the field of military applications of AI? Or have these approaches proven too slow to keep pace with the speed of innovation while excluding key stakeholders, such as technologists and the private sector?
This chapter will identify key lessons from the UN negotiations on cyber in the context of international security (from 2004 to 2021) and those on lethal autonomous weapon systems (2014–present) applicable to the objectives of developing a shared understanding of Responsible AI (RAI) and accelerating international operationalization of RAI practices.
