The lack of a shared lexicon is undermining responsible AI-military integration
16-10-2026 18:11 via Defense One - All Content

The lack of a shared lexicon is undermining responsible AI-military integration

Today’s headlines are full of killer robots and doomsayers, but the most urgent risk in military AI is more mundane: the people shaping it share neither a common lexicon nor common data. The problem is not a lack of discussion. The authors have taken part in many global deliberations, both as conveners and as private-sector representatives, and we can report: If the world is to forge responsible governance of AI in the military domain, it will need shared definitions and a way to fuse
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