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The competence network MEHUCO situates so far unconnected concepts of the controversy around Autonomous Weapon Systems in their historical and cultural context, develops an appropriate concept of sociomaterial agency and focuses on the translation of scientific results into public discourse to strengthen the civil society debate.

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22.07.2026

Essay Published in “War Incapacity as an Opportunity”: Essays Against War and for Civilian Conflict Resolution.

On 19 March 2026, the essay “War Matrix: Male Hegemony, Martial Epistemology and Experimental AI Warfare” of Prof. Dr. Jutta Weber was published in Hermann Theisen (ed.), Kriegsuntüchtigkeit als Chance: Essays gegen den Krieg und…

22.07.2026

Lecture: “A Carelessly Constructed Machine of Violence: Polycrisis, Technorationality and AI-Based Warfare”

The lecture examined the development, epistemic logic, and materiality of AI-based warfare, as well as its consequences, drawing on examples from the U.S. “War on Terror” and the war in Gaza. It will also discuss…

22.07.2026

The AI-Military Complex: On Drones and New Ways of Warfare

On April 15, 2026, Prof. Dr. Jutta Weber delivered a lecture at the University of Klagenfurt entitled “The AI-Military Complex: On Drones and New Ways of Warfare.” She was invited by the Center for Peace…

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Meaningful human control is essential – the complex relationship between humans and machines must be addressed in law. Especially when it comes to matters of life and death, it is essential to understand and regulate complex human-machine systems. If true control is not possible at all levels, then, when in doubt, they must be banned.