The US Senate Armed Services Committee has moved proposed military AI guardrails one step closer to becoming law by approving legislation that would regulate how the Pentagon develops, tests, and deploys artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems.
Included in the committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, the measure would require meaningful human oversight of AI-enabled weapons, strengthen testing and accountability standards, and prohibit AI from making decisions to launch or detonate nuclear weapons.
If enacted, the legislation would require the Pentagon to ensure personnel exercise appropriate human judgment over the use of force, while commanders and operators retain ultimate responsibility for lethal decisions involving AI-enabled weapons.
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