Omran Sharaf, the UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, warned against the misuse of AI weapons by non-state actors, emphasizing the risks of advanced military technologies falling into the wrong hands. He called for transparent management and global cooperation.

Sharaf cited North Korea’s AI suicide drones as alarming instances of military applications. He expressed concerns on the difficulty of distinguishing between civilian and military uses of technology, urging responsible approaches to avoid recklessness in tech deployment.