Morocco Joins 34 Countries in Endorsing ‘Pathways to Action’ Pact Towards Safe Governance of Military AI
Mohammedia – The third Summit on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM) concluded yesterday in A Coruña, endorsing a new outcome document that sets out practical steps for applying previously agreed principles on military AI, according to the summit’s final communiqué.
Summit Overview
The two-day meeting, held February 4–5 at PALEXCO, adopted the “REAIM 2026 Pathways to Action” declaration, which focuses on implementation measures for the responsible development, deployment, and use of AI in the military domain across national and international levels.
Key Recommendations
The Pathways to Action document, endorsed by Morocco, outlines 28 recommendations covering:
- Legal compliance
- Accountability
- Technical safeguards
- Training
- Testing
- Governance
It reaffirms that states and individuals remain responsible for decisions involving AI-enabled military systems and emphasizes that AI decision-support tools should assist, not replace, human judgment.
Implementation at National and International Levels
At the national level, the declaration urges governments to:
- Conduct risk assessments before deployment.
- Ensure personnel training across development and operational chains.
- Consider designating national focal points to coordinate responsible military AI policies.
At the international level, it encourages:
- Voluntary confidence-building measures
- Information sharing on governance frameworks
- Regional cooperation and capacity-building initiatives, particularly for developing countries.
Engagement with Stakeholders
The declaration also calls for continued engagement with industry, academia, and civil society, including collaboration on research related to:
- AI reliability
- Security
- Human-machine interaction
It invites future REAIM hosts to expand links with industry to translate principles into practical guidance.
Endorsement and Future Directions
Alongside Morocco, the Pathways to Action declaration was endorsed by 34 countries, including:
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
The declaration remains open for additional endorsements.
Context of the Summit
REAIM 2026 followed earlier summits held in The Hague in February 2023 and Seoul in September 2024. Organizers stated that the third summit was intended to move beyond awareness-raising toward operationalizing commitments contained in earlier documents, including the 2024 Blueprint for Action.
The summit took place alongside ongoing discussions at the United Nations, where the General Assembly has established an agenda item on AI in the military domain and requested reports and informal meetings on the issue. REAIM organizers added that the summit process is intended to run in parallel with UN discussions, providing a multistakeholder forum that includes governments, industry, academia, and civil society.
