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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision support systems (DSS) into military processes related to the use of force represents one of the most significant and controversial technological shifts in modern conflict. This article analyzes the key provisions of the 2024 expert report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Geneva Academy on this issue. The article aims to structure the discussion around the conceptual differences between AI-based DSS and autonomous weapons systems, identify the main technical, legal, and ethical risks associated with the use of AI in critical decisions, and evaluate proposed measures to preserve meaningful human control. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that the key humanitarian imperative is not a ban on technologies, but the development of strict restrictions, testing protocols, and a “constraints architecture” in human-machine interactions that ensure the primacy of law and human dignity in the context of the digitalization of war.
artificial intelligence, decision support systems, military affairs, international humanitarian law, autonomous weapons, human control, ethics, conflict
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