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Stop Killer Robots calls for new international law on autonomy in weapons systems.
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"A Moral Red Line": UN Secretary General and ICRC President Renew Urgent Call on Killer Robots
UN Secretary General and ICRC President Renew Urgent Call on Killer Robots Today, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross issued a renewed and urgent joint call…
On the Creeping Normalisation of Palantir in AI Governance and Security Spaces
Stop Killer Robots is raising serious concerns about the growing presence of Palantir Technologies in international forums on global security, AI ethics and governance. Palantir is not a neutral technology company; it operates from the ideological positions of…
Stop Killer Robots responds to the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff
This is a technology company telling its government that it cannot responsibly provide what is being asked of it and not for political reasons, but because the capability to do so safely does not exist, and neither do the guardrails to prevent catastrophic harm if it did.
156 states support UNGA resolution on autonomous weapons
On 6 November 2025, the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on autonomous weapons systems for the third year running, concerned by the “consequences and impact of autonomous weapon systems on international…
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Dynamic UNGA meeting demonstrates a clear need for all states to have a seat at the table
UN General Assembly informal consultations in New York showcases widespread concerns of killer robots & the urgent need for a treaty.
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Resumption of hostilities in Gaza
On 18 March the ceasefire in Gaza was broken with a new wave of airstrikes by Israel in the Gaza Strip. Stop Killer Robots is gravely concerned by this resumption of attacks, and supports calls for an immediate and enduring…
As Big Tech accelerates military uses of AI, civil society raises alarm on digital dehumanisation
Stop Killer Robots was in Taiwan from 24 – 27 February 2025 for RightsCon Taipei. This was Stop Killer Robots’ fifth year attending the conference for stakeholders at the intersection of human rights…
Introducing our new Executive Director
Stop Killer Robots is excited to announce its new Executive Director Nicole van Rooijen who will lead our global coalition as we enter a new era for our campaign. Nicole, who is based in Geneva, joins us from…
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Stop Killer Robots raises alarm over Google owner’s reversal on policy to not use AI for weapons
On 5 February 2025, Alphabet, which owns Google, reneged on its pledge to not use AI for weapons. Despite their stated approach to AI, which they claim is “grounded in understanding and accounting for its broad implications for…
First CCW meeting after UNGA resolution maintains status quo
From 13-15 November, the 2024 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the CCW met in Geneva to discuss work on autonomous weapons, other disarmament issues covered in the Convention’s protocols, and administrative matters. This is the first meeting…
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161 states vote against the machine at the UN General Assembly
On 5 November 2024, the First Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on autonomous weapons systems for the second year running, mindful of the “serious challenges and concerns that new and emerging technological applications in…
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Stop Killer Robots accepts Golden Dove for Peace Award
Stop Killer Robots was awarded Archivio Disarmo’s Golden Dove for Peace Award at a ceremony in Rome’s Hall of the Protomoteca on Saturday, 12 October. The award is given…
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2024 Nobel laureate in Physics raises concerns about killer robots
The Stop Killer Robots campaign takes note of the awarding of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor Geoffrey E. Hinton, together with John J. Hopfield, in recognition of their contributions to…
