Algorithms of war: The use of artificial intelligence in decision making in armed conflict

October 24, 2023 14 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Ruben Stewart & Georgia Hinds

In less than a year, Chat-GPT has become a household name, reflecting astonishing advances in ...

What we don’t understand about digital risks in armed conflict and what to do about it

July 27, 2023 15 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Joelle Rizk & Sean Cordey

The deployment and use of new digital technologies in modern conflicts – from information to ...

Loitering munitions: flagging an urgent need for legally binding rules for autonomy in weapon systems

June 29, 2023 10 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Autonomous Weapons / New Technologies / Weapons Ingvild Bode & Tom F.A. Watts

Earlier this month, a viral story alleged that a US Air Force simulation took place ...

Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to uncover patterns of violence

May 25, 2023 9 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Fiona Terry & Fabien Dany

This month saw the successful conclusion to a year-long collaboration between the ICRC and the ...

Shifting the narrative: not weapons, but technologies of warfare

January 20, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Weapons Klaudia Klonowska

Debates concerning the regulation of choices made by States in conducting hostilities are often limited ...

Legal regulation of AI weapons under international humanitarian law: A Chinese perspective

May 2, 2019 9 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2019 / Weapons Qiang Li & Dan Xie

Arguably, international humanitarian law (IHL) evolves with the development of emerging technologies. The history of ...

Structural disconnects between algorithmic decision-making and the law

April 25, 2019 8 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Conduct of Hostilities / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Editor’s note: There are disconnects between how algorithmic decision-making systems work and how law works, according to ...

Safety net or tangled web: Legal reviews of AI in weapons and war-fighting

April 18, 2019 11 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons Netta Goussac

Editor’s note: For those interested in the topic of legal reviews of weapons, it is ...

The viability of data-reliant predictive systems in armed conflict detention

April 8, 2019 10 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tess Bridgeman

Editor’s note: In this post, Tess Bridgeman continues the discussion on detention and the potential use of ...

The need for clear governance frameworks on predictive algorithms in military settings

March 28, 2019 13 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Lorna McGregor

Editor’s note: In this post, as part of the AI blog series, Lorna McGregor continues the discussion on ...

Detaining by algorithm

March 25, 2019 11 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Ashley Deeks

Editor’s note: As part of this AI blog series, several posts focus on detention and the ...

Legal reviews of weapons, means and methods of warfare involving artificial intelligence: 16 elements to consider

March 21, 2019 13 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2019 / Weapons Dustin A. Lewis

What are some of the chief concerns in contemporary debates around legal reviews of weapons, ...