FILE 00118KPope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas declares the centuries-old doctrine of just war 'outdated,' and ties the declaration directly to autonomous weapons systems. He then coins a phrase for what should replace it: disarming AI. Not rejecting technology. Freeing it from the logic of armed competition that has already captured the labs, the budgets, and the language.
FILE 00234KA former Uber executive now controls DARPA, the Pentagon's AI office, and $200 billion in defense lending authority. In a revealing podcast, Emil Michael laid out the timeline: 20-30% of defense spending on autonomous weapons within a decade, robots as 'the new front line,' and an open door for startups who want to build the machines that kill. What remains for those of us who refuse to accept this direction?
FILE 00316KThe XMAQUINA DAO faces a defining vote. BOT-08 proposes investing $203,500 in Foundation Robotics, the only U.S. humanoid company openly building killer robots. The question is whether we become complicit in the militarization of robotics. I'm urging my fellow DAO members to vote no.
