Participation of the Manuel Ballbé Chair in the III REAIM Summit 2026

The Manuel Ballbé Chair reaffirms its commitment to Human Security in the global debate on Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain. On February 4 and 5, 2026, the city of A Coruña will host the III REAIM Summit (Responsible AI in the Military Domain) at PALEXCO, an international space for dialogue where States, International Organizations and experts from around the world analyze how to guarantee that Artificial Intelligence applied to the military domain.

In this edition, Dr. Joaquín David Rodríguez Álvarez, professor at the UAB and member of the Manuel Ballbé Chair, participates as an expert in the intersections between Law, Technology and Human Security. His contribution focuses on the analysis of the legal and ethical impacts derived from the use of AI without significant human control, as well as the need to promote regulatory frameworks that avoid systemic cliffs and unwanted autonomous behaviors.

REAIM 2026: from ideas to action

Following the editions held in The Hague in 2023 and 2024, REAIM 2026 poses a key challenge: transforming agreed international principles into concrete, practical and realistic measures. Thus, the Summit is committed to:

• Promote verifiable commitments that strengthen human control in the use of military AI systems.

• Strengthen cooperation between governments, academia, civil society and the private sector.

• To comprehensively address the technological, military, ethical, social and legal dimensions of these emerging technologies.

This multidisciplinary approach is essential to fully understand the pitfalls associated with the automation of lethal force, algorithmic failures, or biases in critical military decision-making processes.

The commitment of the Manuel Ballbé Chair to Human Security

Dr. Rodríguez Álvarez's participation reflects the founding mission of the Manuel Ballbé Chair in Human Security and Global Law: to place human dignity, fundamental rights and democratic control of technology at the center of public action.

From the Chair, we defend that:

• The regulation of military AI must incorporate the principles of legality, accountability and effective human oversight.

• Technological decisions must help reduce vulnerabilities, not amplify them.

• Human security is an indispensable framework to ensure that innovation does not compromise the protection of people in situations of conflict or tension.

In an international context marked by the rapidity of technological development and the increase in emerging cliffs, our presence at REAIM 2026 symbolizes a clear will: to actively participate in defining a future where technology serves peace and freedom, and not the other way around.