UNIDIR Launches International Forum on Military AI

Oct 21, 2026
UNIDIR is launching an international forum on military AI and drafting voluntary guidelines for defense technology companies, its head Robin Geiss said.

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) will launch an international forum on military uses of AI on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The forum is part of UNIDIR's Center of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security, set up this summer as the UN's first permanent platform on the issue and funded by the US, Russia, China, Britain and France.

Robin Geiss, head of the Geneva-based institute, said "the margin for human judgment is increasingly narrow, including in the nuclear domain," as AI spreads into early warning systems, information gathering and reconnaissance.

UNIDIR is also developing a framework of voluntary guidelines for responsible industry behavior on military AI, and will consult defense technology companies, software developers, subcontractors and investors this week. A separate initiative will focus on the risks of AI misuse by armed groups.

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