Thales calls for international rules to govern AI development.

Thales chief executive Patrice Caine called for an international framework to govern artificial intelligence, saying technical safeguards should be reinforced by government oversight. The remarks came during a presentation of defense technology as Europe debates how to balance faster AI development with controls.

Reuters reported that Thales also presented Hexaforce, an AI-based command-and-control system that it describes as independent of U.S. ITAR export controls. The company did not provide evidence in the report that a new international agreement is under negotiation.