Book Reviews
War Machines: Artificial Intelligence in Conflict
Stephanie Carvin Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 3:47 PM
A review of Paul Scharre’s “Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War” (W.W. Norton, 2018).
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China’s Strategic Ambiguity and Shifting Approach to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Elsa Kania Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 3:17 PM
China’s evolving approach to lethal autonomous weapons systems takes the global stage at the U.N.’s Governmental Group of Experts.
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Predicting Enemies: Military Use of Predictive Algorithms
Ashley Deeks Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 7:00 AM
In the context of both criminal justice and military operations, predictive algorithms are likely to be used for a similar purpose: making individual predictions about dangerousness and anticipating the location of future acts of violence.
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The Policy Dimension of Leading in AI
Elsa Kania Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 10:30 AM
The artificial intelligence revolution challenges law, policy, and governance at domestic and international levels. Compared to China, the U.S. may not be ready.
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Great Power Competition and the AI Revolution: A Range of Risks to Military and Strategic Stability
Elsa Kania Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 5:00 PM
Through shrouded in premature concern, AI's disruptive potential merits serious operational and ethical considerations.
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The Dual-Use Dilemma in China’s New AI Plan: Leveraging Foreign Innovation Resources and Military-Civil Fusion
Elsa Kania Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 9:30 AM
On July 20, China’s State Council issued the “New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan” (新一代人工智能发展规划), which articulates an ambitious, three-step agenda for China to lead the world in AI.
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The Pentagon’s New Algorithmic-Warfare Team
Dustin Lewis, Naz Modirzadeh, Gabriella Blum Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:30 AM
It is clear that algorithmic warfare is developing now. Governments, industry, academia, and civil society should all be pursuing ways to secure war-algorithm accountability.
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Beyond CFIUS: The Strategic Challenge of China’s Rise in Artificial Intelligence
Elsa Kania Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 12:30 PM
CFIUS represents but one helpful step to reduce damaging technology transfers. By itself, it will not adequately address the critical strategic challenge presented by China's advances in artificial intelligence.
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AlphaGo and Beyond: The Chinese Military Looks to Future “Intelligentized” Warfare
Elsa Kania Mon, Jun 5, 2017, 11:30 AM
What the definitive defeat of China’s best human Go players by foreign AI might mean for future intelligentized warfare.