The Human Factor in Algorithmic Warfare
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AI is transforming warfare, but preserving human judgment is vital to ensure accountability and uphold humanitarian law.
Algorithmic Warfare in Practice: Lessons from Gaza and Ukraine
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RAW researchers explore how the wars in Gaza and Ukraine reveal the real-world consequences of algorithmic warfare, where AI systems accelerate targeting, shrink human oversight and place civilians at increasing risk.
Civilian Tech and the Blurring Boundaries of Warfare
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Dutch civilians are increasingly involved in supplying technological equipment to Ukraine, raising questions about the evolving role of non-combatants in modern warfare.
Algorithmic policing: Tech startups, venture capital and law enforcement in America (part 2)
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In an article for Anthropology Today, Prof González explores how predictive policing tools, the political economy of modern policing, and Silicon Valley shape law enforcement practices in the U.S.
Assessing the impact of venture capital dynamics on military norms
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In a publication by Cambridge University Press, Prof. dr. Elke Schwarz examines the transformative role of venture capital (VC) in the defense and military industry.
Tragic reflection, political wisdom, and the future of algorithmic war
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Dr. Neil Renic addresses the integration of AI and machine learning in military decision making in a publication for the Australian Journal of International Affairs.
Algorithmic policing: Tech startups, venture capital and law enforcement in America (part 1)
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In an article for Anthropology Today, Prof González critically examines how predictive policing and facial recognition technologies reshape US law enforcement practices.
Crimes of Dispassion: Autonomous Weapons and the Moral Challenge of Systematic Killing
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Dr. Neil Renic & dr. Elke Schwarz problematize the use of AI driven weapons systems by drawing comparisons with patterns visible in historical cases of systematic killing.
Death by Remote Control: Drone Warfare in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Beyond
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Prof. Roberto J. González explores the lived experiences of soldiers and civilians who are directly affected by the introduction of unmanned and increasingly autonomous weapon systems on the 21st century battlefield.
“This Is Not What I Signed up for”: Sociotechnical imaginaries in Dutch military innovation
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Van der Maarel et al. explore the gap between existing military visions of technological innovation and soldiers' experiences of working in an autonomous systems unit, revealing sentiments of disillusionment.