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28 January 2025/ Science and Security

Autonomous Armageddon: Nuclear Weapons and AI

Pugwash co-hosted a webinar to explore the alarming dangers posed by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nuclear weapons systems. Pugwash was one of three Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons who organized the event, along with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW, 1985 Nobel Laureates) and International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Laureates).

Watch here: youtube.com/live/vmz2DoMHBys

  • Representative of Nihon Hidankyo, 2024 Nobel Peace Prize;
  • Professor Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics;
  • Connor Leahy, CEO of Conjecture (AI safety research);
  • Dr. Ruth Mitchell, neurosurgeon and Chair of IPPNW, 1985 Nobel Peace Prize;
  • Melissa Parke, Executive Director of ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize; and
  • Moderated by Professor Karen Hallberg, Secretary General of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, 1995 Nobel Peace Prize
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