China refuses to sign agreement on AI control of nuclear weapons

Global call to maintain human involvement in all nuclear related decisions

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China refuses to sign agreement on AI control of nuclear weapons
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China refuses to sign agreement on AI control of nuclear weapons

A global summit on AI in the military domain concluded Tuesday with a non-binding declaration urging nations to maintain human control over nuclear weapons.

While nearly 100 countries, including the United States, China, and Ukraine, participated in the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul, China notably refused to sign the agr...

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