Algorithmic Warfare | Reality of Algorithmic Warfare

Jessica Dorsey, Marijn Hoijtink10 Feb 25

10/02/25

Article: Google opens the door to military AI collaborations

Commentary

Jessica Dorsey and dr. Marijn Hoijtink respond in the newspapers Trouw and DeMorgen to Google’s newly announced ethical AI guidelines on weapons and surveillance.

Media

Anthony Loewenstein19 Dec 24

19/12/24

The Palestine Laboratory

Anthony Loewenstein

Media

In his podcast series “The Palestine Laboratory”, investigative journalist Anthony Loewenstein examines how the Palestinian territories became a testing ground for military and surveillance technologies.

Commentary

Jessica Dorsey28 Nov 24

28/11/24

Meta-Powered Military Chatbot Advertised Giving “Worthless” Advice on Airstrikes

Jessica Dorsey

Commentary

In The Intercept article “Meta-Powered Military Chatbot Advertised Giving “Worthless” Advice on Airstrikes”, Jessica Dorsey is quoted mentioning the dangers Meta’s new Defense Llama tool.

Report

Roberto J. González22 May 24

22/05/24

How Big Tech and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex

Roberto J. González

Report

In this report, Prof. Roberto J. González reveals how the Pentagon’s billion-dollar big tech contracts are changing the military-industrial-commercial complex and result in unreliable AI-enabled weapons systems.

Documentary

Jessica Dorsey30 Apr 24

30/04/24

AI and the future of humanity

Jessica Dorsey

Documentary

In this CNN documentary, RAW researcher Jessica Dorsey highlights how AI is likely to diminish transparency, accountability, and human control in the military domain.

Article

Roberto J. González29 Feb 24

29/02/24

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

Roberto J. González

Article

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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Marijn Hoijtink, Robin Vanderborght12 Dec 23

12/12/23

Israel’s use of AI in Gaza War is morally unacceptable

Marijn Hoijtink et al

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In an op-ed in the Flemish daily newspaper De Standaard, Dr. Marijn Hoijtink and Robin Vanderborght argue that the Israel's narrative of a precise and moral war is an illusion.

Article

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

Article

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.

Commentary

Laszlo Steinwärder14 Apr 23

14/04/23

Unsteady Commitments: Google and the military AI

Laszlo Steinwärder

Commentary

A reflection on Google’s volatile policy on the development of military-related AI and what it tells us about the hope for Silicon Valley’s self-regulation.

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Aoife Keogh16 Mar 22

16/03/22

Autonomy in the kill-chain: More than semantics?

Aoife Keogh

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This article examines a 2020 incident in Libya, of which the UN reported the use of a lethal autonomous weapon. It provides insight into what is meant by autonomy in weapon systems and its ramifications for war and its victims, both current and future.