Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain and Its Implications for International Peace and Security

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A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99mm Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2024–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/58	Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security	1,460	77%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/239	Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security	1,373	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 4	Regional disarmament, capacity-building and outreach	20	Unavailable

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 4	Regional disarmament, capacity-building and outreach	20	—

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2025

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/78	Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/79/239

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Artificial Intelligence Consultations Military Technology New Technologies

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, applies to matters governed by it that occur throughout all stages of the life cycle of artificial intelligence, including systems enabled by artificial intelligence, in the military domain;

Notes the report of the Secretary-General,⁴ submitted pursuant to resolution 79/239, on the opportunities and challenges posed to international peace and security by the application of artificial intelligence in the military domain, with specific focus on areas other than lethal autonomous weapon systems, which reflects various views of the international community;

⁴A/80/78.

Invites States to take into account the observations and conclusions contained in the report of the Secretary-General when discussing the implications of artificial intelligence in the military domain, mindful of both the opportunities and challenges, including from the humanitarian, legal, security, technological and ethical perspectives identified therein, with regard to international peace and security;

Encourages States to continue to pursue national, regional, subregional and global efforts to address the opportunities and challenges, including from humanitarian, legal, security, technological and ethical perspectives, related to the application of artificial intelligence in the military domain;

Also encourages States to continue to assess implications of the application of artificial intelligence in the military domain for international peace and security, including through a multilateral and multi-stakeholder dialogue in relevant international forums;

Encourages the Secretariat and other entities of the United Nations system, through voluntary contributions, to facilitate knowledge-sharing and raise awareness of the implications of artificial intelligence in the military domain for international peace and security, such as by convening a series of exchanges on this topic;

Encourages States to convene exchanges on responsible application of artificial intelligence in the military domain, including within the United Nations, in cooperation with States, academia, civil society, international and regional organizations and the private sector, while promoting the complementarity between these exchanges and the relevant efforts and processes;

Resolves to bridge the divides between countries with regard to responsible artificial intelligence in the military domain, and calls upon States to take action to cooperate on a voluntary basis in providing assistance to and sharing knowledge with developing countries by exchanging good practices and lessons learned on ensuring responsible application of artificial intelligence in the military domain;

Decides to convene informal exchanges in Geneva for States to further share perspectives on observations and conclusions as presented in the report of the Secretary-General, including opportunities and challenges, existing and emerging normative proposals and next steps, and that the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat will provide the support necessary for convening the informal exchanges and a written factual summary to the First Committee at its eighty-first session;

Also decides that the informal exchanges should be composed of a three-day meeting in 2026 and that these consultations shall be open to the full participation of all Member States and observer States and international and regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, academia and civil society, including the scientific and technical community and industry;

Further decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security”.

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