AI Policy Groups Urge Congress to Add Human-Oversight Guardrails for Lethal Autonomous Weapons to NDAA Ahead of Markup

Americans for Responsible Innovation, Alliance for Secure AI, and The AI Policy Network are urging House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders to embed human-oversight requirements for lethal autonomous weapons into the NDAA, with House markup scheduled this week. The push runs parallel to NDAA amendments from Senators Gillibrand and Slotkin that would bar AI from launching nuclear weapons or firing autonomous weapons without human approval. The NDAA vehicle would make such restrictions binding on the Pentagon faster than standalone legislation and comes as the Anthropic–Pentagon dispute over AI in classified systems continues to draw congressional attention.