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Endorsers of the US-led declaration on military AI hold their opening plenary

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Source: Center for International and Security Studies at MarylandAlso reported by Akin Gump AI Law and Regulation Tracker

The US State Department and Department of Defense held the inaugural plenary of the Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy on 19-20 March 2024 at the University of Maryland. 161 representatives from 60 countries attended; 54 states had endorsed the declaration, and three working groups were planned with Austria, Bahrain, Canada, Portugal and the United States as chairs.

Why it matters

The non-binding declaration became the main state-to-state forum for military AI practice outside the UN, and its endorsers set up working groups to turn principles into shared practice.

When
19 Mar 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0085
Who
U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2024-0085: “Endorsers of the US-led declaration on military AI hold their opening plenary.” wheresthe.ai, 19 Mar 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-political-declaration-military-ai-plenary-2024-03/ (source: Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland).

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