Held from 15 to 17 June, the informal exchanges are mechanisms of the United Nations General Assembly designed to promote meetings in which, in light of the observations and conclusions presented in the Secretary-General’s report to the General Assembly, States provide their additional views and perspectives, focusing during this period on the issue of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and militarization.

Lauren Barnard is a young British activist involved with the Stop Killer Robots (SKR) campaign for new international laws on Autonomous Weapons Systems, to ensure human control in the use of force.