On 2 March, Jessica Dorsey co-authored an opinion piece in NRC with colleagues Ruud Hortensius and Lucas Roorda, calling on pension fund ABP to divest from Palantir: “Laat onze pensioenen niet bijdragen aan surveillance en onderdrukking.” She was then a key source in a major NRC deep-dive from 3 April on how AI is transforming military targeting: “Find, Fix and Finish: hoe AI de oorlog beïnvloedt” including her warning that at machine speed, meaningful human control becomes legally and morally untenable. She also appeared in a Nieuwsuur segment alongside Jack Shanahan and Roy Lindelauf on AI and wartime targeting, discussing risks such as automation bias and cognitive offloading, and warning against the erosion of international law.
On 2 April, Jessica participated in a UC Berkeley Risk and Security Lab webinar on Military AI Governance, alongside Dr. Sarah Shoker, Prof. Ritwik Gupta (University of Maryland), and Prof. Michael Horowitz (University of Pennsylvania). The discussion focused on AI’s role in military decision-making, risks to civilian life, and the prospects and obstacles for meaningful governance. The full webinar is available here.
On 1 April, Lauren Gould spoke on NOS Radio 1 Journaal about the Dutch army’s new drone strategy, launched that same day. You can listen to the radio interview here. She was also quoted in the accompanying NOS article, raising questions about the laws of war, democratic oversight, and the need for political debate before the technology outpaces accountability.
