The implications of autonomous weapons on strategic postures and humanitarian law is uncertain. With international institutions unable to arrive at a consensus on these issues, it is almost certain that LAWS will be deployed before regimes are incubated to manage them. This panel at Raisina Dialogue 2020, asked the following questions: Which regions will first see the deployment of LAWS? How are states are integrating these systems into their weapons arsenals? How can the creation of international rules be accelerated?
Moderator: Kaja Ciglic (Senior Director, Digital Diplomacy, Microsoft, Slovenia)
Panelists:
- Lt. Gen. Rajesh Pant (National Cyber Security Coordinator, India)
- Giacomo Persi Paoli (Head, Security and Technology Programme, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research)
- Lindsey Sheppard (Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States)
- Vivek Lall (Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Lockheed Martin, United States)
- William J. Parker III (President and CEO, EastWest Institute, United States)
