Rheinmetall CEO Calls for Global Regulation of AI-Controlled Weapon Systems (heise.de)

• Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger advocates binding global rules for AI weapons.
• Human decision-making must remain final ("human in the loop").
• He warns of a competitive disadvantage if adversaries allow autonomous AI.
• Proposes UN resolution or international ethics council as regulatory body.

"Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger has called for international rules to prevent artificial intelligence from making the final decision on weapons deployment. Speaking at the Eurosatory trade fair, he stressed that humans must remain in control ("human in the loop"). While Rheinmetall and its NATO customers reject autonomous lethal decisions, Papperger warned that adversarial armies might allow AI to decide, making global regulation via UN resolution or ethics council necessary."