SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities
Autonomous Weapons Systems Targeting Failures Create Catastrophic Risk
4/5Sector: DefenceGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI-guided autonomous weapons, including drones, may execute lethal targeting decisions without adequate human oversight, with consequences routinely underestimated by defence planners. Boards must treat autonomous lethality as a material governance risk requiring explicit accountability frameworks and engagement with UK regulatory and treaty obligations.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Rise of Artificial Intelligence - Future Outlooks and Emerging Risks (Allianz2018) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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