Info session for conference on Responsible AI in the Military

The Ethics of AI in Military Applications

Artificial Intelligence can bring great advantages to the military, but at the same time it poses unique risks when applied in this domain. It can play a role throughout the combat decision cycle, from combat simulations to target identification and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS). At the same time, it comes with questions of accountability and responsibility, human control, legitimacy, human dignity and human autonomy. Yet, clear guidelines on the responsible development and use of AI systems are lacking. This may lead to both “over-use” (e.g., using too many AI-systems in too many situations, with lack of due consideration of consequences) and “under-use” (e.g., not using AI, due to lack of knowledge or fear of consequences) of AI-systems. It may also lead to the type of use that we at a later stage of development come to regret and we will have great trouble to reverse.

International Summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain

On 15 and 16 February 2023 the city of The Hague will be the venue for an International Summit on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain. The conference will be open to researchers, policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders. Part of the conference will be an Academic Track, where researchers can present their work on this topic. This session will provide more information on the possibility to present your work as part of this track, as well as on a special issue that will be put together for the journal Ethics and Information Technology.

About this prepatory session

Speakers at this online event will be two of the organisers of the track:

• Prof. dr. Jeroen van den Hoven, scientific director of the TU Delft Digital Ethics Centre (one of the editors of the special issue)
• Tessa de Haan of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

How to participate