When delegates from 50 countries met in the Netherlands this week to discuss the future of military artificial intelligence , human rights activists and non-proliferation experts saw an opportunity. For years, rig hts groups have u rged nations to restrict the deve lopment of AI weapons and sign a legally binding treaty to restrict the use of them over fears their unrestricted development could mirror last century’s nuclear arms race. Instead, the results of what could have been a historic summit were only “feeble” window dressing, the rights groups said. After two days of in-depth talks, panels, and presentations produced...