Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE)—Guidebook for the Development and TEVV of LAWS to Promote Trustworthiness
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Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/28701104Abstract
This guidebook provides operational and developmental test and evaluation personnel with recommendations for effectively developing, testing, evaluating, verifying, and validating lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) that incorporate machine learning models. Focusing specifically on system trustworthiness and operator trust, this resource was developed by the Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE). The guidebook supports key objectives including establishing a trust assurance case, evaluating operator trust, providing evidence of system trustworthiness, establishing methods to create systems that merit operator confidence, and promoting responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) principles throughout the development lifecycle.
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Mellinger, A., Brooks, T., Fairfax, C., & Justice, D. (2025, April 11). Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE)—Guidebook for the Development and TEVV of LAWS to Promote Trustworthiness. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/28701104.
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Mellinger, Andrew, Tyler Brooks, Christopher Fairfax, and Daniel Justice. "Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE)—Guidebook for the Development and TEVV of LAWS to Promote Trustworthiness." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 11, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/28701104.
A. Mellinger, T. Brooks, C. Fairfax, and D. Justice, "Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE)—Guidebook for the Development and TEVV of LAWS to Promote Trustworthiness," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 11-Apr-2025 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/28701104. [Accessed: 17-Sep-2026].
Mellinger, Andrew, Tyler Brooks, Christopher Fairfax, and Daniel Justice. "Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE)—Guidebook for the Development and TEVV of LAWS to Promote Trustworthiness." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 11 Apr. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/28701104. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.
Mellinger, Andrew; Brooks, Tyler; Fairfax, Christopher; & Justice, Daniel. Center for Calibrated Trust Measurement and Evaluation (CaTE)—Guidebook for the Development and TEVV of LAWS to Promote Trustworthiness. Software Engineering Institute. 2025. DOI: 10.1184/R1/28701104. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/28701104