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Alex Francis

Alex is the Project Officer for the Realities of Algorithmic Warfare and the Intimacies of Remote Warfare programme while pursuing her Master’s in Artificial Intelligence at Utrecht University. Her work involves organizing and documenting meetings, handling information management tasks, writing website posts and conducting research assignments. Alex’s research interests lie in the role of AI in modern warfare, and addressing its ethical, legal, and practical concerns from a technological perspective. Alex holds a BA in Arabic Language and Culture from the University of Amsterdam, as well as a BA in Artificial Intelligence from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Algorithmic Warfare
News
Jessica Dorsey
09 May 2025
09/05/25

Academic perspectives on UN Resolution 79/239: Artificial intelligence in the military domain

Jessica Dorsey
News
RAW director Jessica Dorsey, along with other experts, urge immediate safeguards on military use of AI Decision-Support Systems in Contribution to UN Secretary-General’s report on AI in the military domain.
Algorithmic Warfare
Events
Lauren Gould
25/04/25

Interdisciplinary Workshop on: Who Are ‘Humans’ in Military AI?

Lauren Gould
Events
On 13 June 2025, the Realities of Algorithmic Warfare programme will co-host an interdisciplinary workshop investigating the ‘human’ in the development, use and impact of AI-driven military technologies.
Civilian Harm
Book
Thomas Gregory
24 April 2025
24/04/25

Book: Weaponizing Civilian Protection 

Thomas Gregory
Book
The book Weaponizing Civilian Protection by Dr. Thomas Gregory offers an unsettling examination of how civilian casualties were weaponized during the war in Afghanistan.
Civilian Harm
Commentary
24 March 2025
24/03/25

IRW supports PAX’s reflections on Dutch apologies as an important step for Hawija residents

Commentary
PAX published a reflection on the Dutch Minister of Defense’s formal apology for the Hawija airstrike. IRW supports its key conclusion.
Civilian Harm
Conference
Lauren Gould
11/03/25

Concerning Conflict, War and Peace: 25 Years of Conflict Studies at Utrecht University

Lauren Gould
Conference
During the Conflict Studies 25th-anniversary conference at Utrecht University, dr. Lauren Gould hosted two panels on the military-industrial-academic complex and ecocide and civilian harm.
Technologies
Article
Roberto J. González
05 March 2025
05/03/25

Algorithmic policing: Tech startups, venture capital and law enforcement in America 

Roberto J. González
Article
In an article for Anthropology Today, Prof González explores how predictive policing tools, the political economy of modern policing, and Silicon Valley shape law enforcement practices in the U.S.
Civilian Harm
Commentary
24 February 2025
24/02/25

Reactions from Civilians in Hawija on the Committee Sorgdrager Report

Commentary
PAX representatives and the independent organization Ashor were in Hawija to talk to civilians about the findings of the Commissie Sorgdrager report.
Algorithmic Warfare
Career Opportunities
19 February 2025
19/02/25

PhD position to trace and investigate the realities of algorithmic warfare 

Career Opportunities
Dr. Marijn Hoijtink and dr. Lauren Gould offer a 4-year, fully funded PhD position to trace and investigate the realities of algorithmic warfare – from innovation to deployment and its impact on civilian harm.
Politics
Commentary
Jessica Dorsey, Marijn Hoijtink
10 February 2025
10/02/25

Article: Google opens the door to military AI collaborations

Jessica Dorsey et al
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.
Civilian Harm
Conference
Lauren Gould
13/02/25

Concerning Conflict, War and Peace: 25 Years of Conflict Studies at Utrecht University

Lauren Gould
Conference
Dr. Lauren Gould will organize and chair two panels on the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Ecocide at the Conflict Studies Concerning War, Conflict and Peace conference.

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