Rights groups call for a halt of AI tech use in the military

Rights groups call for a halt of AI tech use in the military Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 11:14 Access Now, Amnesty International among those citing Israeli use of AI in Gaza genocide as warning for future AI robot signs are planted into the ground on the National Mall in an act of protest in Washington, DC, 6 March 2026 (Heather Diehl/AFP) Off Rights groups and tech activists have warned against the increasing use of AI in the military, specifically citing Israel's genocide in Gaza as a dangerous precedent. In a joint statement signed by more than a hundred people and organisations including Amnesty International, Access Now and the Stop Killer Robots Campaign, they warned that the expansion of AI in military "kill chains" risked greater civilian bloodshed and a lack of accountability. They specifically pointed to Israel's genocide in Gaza , where the mass killing of more than 73,000 Palestinians (thousands more are presumed dead or missing under the rubble) has accompanied the widespread use of AI-based systems by the Israeli army.