Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy

The Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy is an international norms and arms control proposal by the U.S. government for artificial intelligence in the military.{{cite magazine |last1=Knight |first1=Will |title=Should Algorithms Control Nuclear Launch Codes? The US Says No |url=https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-should-algorithms-control-nuclear-launch-codes-the-us-says-no/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |magazine=Wired}}{{cite web |title=Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy |url=https://www.state.gov/political-declaration-on-responsible-military-use-of-artificial-intelligence-and-autonomy/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance |access-date=27 March 2023 |date=16 February 2023}}

It was announced at the Summit on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain by Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control.{{cite news |title=US issues declaration on responsible use of AI in the military |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-issues-declaration-responsible-use-ai-military-2023-02-16/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Reuters |date=16 February 2023 |language=en}} As of January 2024, fifty-one countries have signed the declaration.{{cite web | url=https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/what-does-global-military-ai-governance-need/ | title=What does global military AI governance need? }} The US government sees it as an extension of the Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 which is the current US policy on autonomous weapons.{{cite web | url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/state-dod-ai-and-autonomy-policy | title=The State of DOD AI and Autonomy Policy | date=9 January 2024 }}

It covers areas such as Lethal autonomous weapons and weapons decision-making.