Can AI targeting firms be liable under war crime law?
An ICRC piece considers whether companies that supply AI targeting systems could be legally liable under the Rome Statute, the treaty behind the International Criminal Court, if their tools are used in wartime harm. It raises the question of whether such providers could be seen as accomplices.
Quick glossaryICRC, Rome Statute, accomplices
- ICRC
- The International Committee of the Red Cross, a Geneva-based humanitarian group best known for protecting people affected by war and armed conflict.
- Rome Statute
- The international treaty that set up the International Criminal Court and lists the crimes it can prosecute.
- accomplices
- Someone who helps another person commit a crime, even without doing the main act themselves.
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