Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy

The Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy provides a normative framework addressing the use of these capabilities in the military domain.  Launched in February 2023 at the Responsible AI in the Military Domain Summit (REAIM 2023) in the Hague, the Declaration aims to build international consensus around responsible behavior and guide states’ development, deployment, and use of military AI.  The Declaration provides a basis for exchanging best practices and building states’ capacities, which will allow endorsing States to share experience and ideas. 

The Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, convened the inaugural plenary meeting of States endorsing the Political Declaration on March 19-20, 2024.  This plenary meeting was the first step to working with endorsing States to operationalize and implement this groundbreaking initiative.  The United States will convene regular dialogue among endorsing States to further promote international support for and implementation of these responsible practices.

The United States encourages all states to support the Declaration and join with other endorsing States to promote responsible military use of AI and autonomy.