Research publications

13/03/24

Crimes of Dispassion: Autonomous Weapons and the Moral Challenge of Systematic Killing

Article

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.

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Roberto J. González29 Feb 24

29/02/24

Death by Remote Control: Drone Warfare in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Beyond

Roberto J. González

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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.

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Sofie van der Maarel30 Nov 23

30/11/23

“This Is Not What I Signed up for”: Sociotechnical imaginaries in Dutch military innovation

Sofie van der Maarel

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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.

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Lauren Gould et al17 Nov 23

17/11/23

Algorithmic innovation: Experimentation beyond the boundaries of the law

Lauren Gould et al

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IRW's Dr. Gould et al. analysed how the Dutch Army experimented in algorithmic innovation by unlawfully tracking its citizen’s sentiment and behaviour.

Content

Crimes of Dispassion: Autonomous Weapons and the Moral Challenge of Systematic Killing

Death by Remote Control: Drone Warfare in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Beyond

“This Is Not What I Signed up for”: Sociotechnical imaginaries in Dutch military innovation

Algorithmic innovation: Experimentation beyond the boundaries of the law