Presenter
Netta Goussac
Lexbridge
Netta Goussac is Special Counsel at Lexbridge and an Associate Senior Researcher in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme at SIPRI. She has worked as a legal and policy adviser for over fifteen years, with experience in multilateral diplomacy on behalf of governments, non-governmental organisations and research institutes. She has previously worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Australian Government’s Office of International Law.
Netta specialises in legal and governance frameworks related to the development, acquisition and transfer of technologies of warfare, with a focus on autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence. Her practice is focused on working with states to develop and strengthen international rules, and to ensure their implementation in national legislation, regulations, and policies. Netta has provided technical, advisory and capacity-building services in the Pacific, in Asia and in Europe.
Netta Goussac from Lexbridge, will present a seminar on Thursday, 14 May 2026.
Title: Responsible procurement of military artificial intelligence: from principles to practice.
Abstract: Military procurement is an underexamined site for operationalising states’ commitments to responsible military artificial intelligence (AI). This seminar presents findings from SIPRI’s project on responsible procurement of military AI, which examined how states are adapting acquisition processes to accelerate military AI adoption — and what this means for their legal obligations and policy commitments to responsible development and use of these capabilities. Drawing on case studies from Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom, the research identifies how states are facilitating rapid acquisition through deeper supplier collaboration, more iterative procurement pathways, and evolving approaches to assurance around lawfulness, safety and reliability.
How these states are implementing their commitments to responsible military AI (where they exist) within adapted procurement processes remains difficult to establish. But States’ legal obligations and policy commitments around responsible military AI do carry implications for procurement: they require acquisition authorities to rigorously assess the case for acquiring a given capability, maintain independent capacity to test supplier claims, and preserve clear lines of accountability in decision-making.
State efforts to adapt procurement processes present an opportunity to embed these requirements in practice, but only if deliberately structured to do so. The seminar will present recommendations for states on: aligning procurement reform with responsible AI principles, developing clear expectations for industry suppliers, and engaging with responsible procurement in international policy discussions on military AI.
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