AI Researchers Must Help Lead Arms Control to Mitigate Military AI Risks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.11533v1
• Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:34:04 GMT
• Title: AI Researchers Must Help Lead Arms Control to Mitigate Military AI Risks
• Abstract summary: A pressing near-term concern is the regulation of military AI applications.<n>Arms control has reduced past catastrophic risks, so lessons from nuclear deterrence can guide AI safety and security research.<n>We argue that AI researchers must take a leading role in advancing arms control research to minimize risk in military AI applications.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The advancement of AI capabilities compels researchers and the public to be more aware of its potential worldwide impact. A pressing near-term concern is the regulation of military AI applications. Armament manufacturers and defense contractors are increasingly investing in AI capabilities and forging partnerships with AI companies, creating a burgeoning coalition that demands military leaders, arms control diplomacy experts, and AI researchers collaborate to ensure a safer future. While AI researchers often focus on the long-term implications of superintelligent AI, this approach may not adequately address the immediate challenges posed by AI in military applications. Success requires acknowledging and mitigating the emerging risks of frontier AI models that plan to be integrated into defense applications, like military AI systems. Arms control has reduced past catastrophic risks, so lessons learned from nuclear deterrence can guide AI safety and security research towards innovations in verification and diplomacy. AI researchers, however, must assist in leading the technical research that clearly defines and alleviates instability in military settings. Given these new responsibilities and the lack of sufficiently reliable solutions, we argue that AI researchers must take a leading role in advancing arms control research to minimize risk in military AI applications.

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