{"slug": "un-chief-tells-countries-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons", "title": "UN chief tells countries to rein in autonomous weapons", "summary": "United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Red Cross jointly called on countries to ban or restrict autonomous weapons, warning that the world is approaching a 'moral red line' with the 'autonomous targeting of humans by machines.' The appeal follows unconfirmed reports of AI-guided drones on the battlefield and a New York Times story claiming a Russian AI-guided drone killed three Ukrainians.", "body_md": "BRUSSELS — Countries should ban or restrict the use of autonomous weaponry, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, in a joint appeal with the Red Cross.\n\nThe world is inching closer to \"crossing a moral red line\", the \"autonomous targeting of humans by machines,\" Guterres said. The UN [press release](https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168196) referred to \"unconfirmed reports\" that drones guided by artificial intelligence are being deployed on the battlefield.\n\nOn Monday, the New York Times [ran a story which claimed](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html) that a Russian AI-guided drone killed three Ukrainians, highlighting how AI could evolve drone warfare.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/un-chief-tells-countries-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons", "canonical_source": "https://www.politico.eu/article/un-chief-antonio-guterres-calls-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication", "published_at": "2026-08-25 15:17:52+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 15:47:58.867581+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["United Nations", "António Guterres", "Red Cross", "New York Times"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/un-chief-tells-countries-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/un-chief-tells-countries-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/un-chief-tells-countries-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/un-chief-tells-countries-to-rein-in-autonomous-weapons.jsonld"}}