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Andrew Brown and Abe Maddison

Military AI risks humanity's future, Australia warns UN

Australia has warned the UN about AI's potential use in nuclear weapons and unmanned systems. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The world will face consequences that "look like a bad Hollywood movie" if it does not act to safeguard control of nuclear weapons, an Australian member of a key global body warns. 

In a report to the UN, the Global Commission on the Responsible Use of AI in the Military called for legally binding agreements to ensure decisions to use nuclear weapons remain under human control, not AI systems.

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