The Rise of AI in Warfare & Security
Events
On 26 November, Dr. Lauren Gould will explore the real-world impact of AI use across warfare and policing during a Studium Generale symposium at Tilburg University.
Here you will find a variety of relevant publications, op-eds, events, and podcasts published by ourselves and others.
Remote warfare is only remote for some. While politicians portray it as riskless, algorithmic targeting and ‘precision’ airstrikes often lead to widescale civilian casualties. These casualties are often denied, kept secret or undercounted to maintain the myth of a clean war. In response, a growing community of scholars and NGOs have utilised remote-sensing techniques to monitor civilian harm. The resulting contestation of the exact numbers of civilian casualties has provoked intense debate. This raises pressing questions about the impact of the violence executed and democratic control.
Keynote: Realities of Algorithmic Warfare and Civilian Harm
Events
Dr. Lauren Gould and Jessica Dorsey provide a keynote for the Contestations.AI symposium on the 23rd of October in Helsinki.
Public Lecture: Algorithmic Warfare & Civilian Harm in Gaza
Events
Lauren Gould and Jessica Dorsey will present the latest Concerning War and Conflict lecture on 20 September in Utrecht
Long read: From human to data point to a target of kamikaze drones
Media
Realities of Algorithmic Warfare researchers Marijn Hoijtink, Lauren Gould, and Linde Arentze provide an in-depth analysis of algorithmic warfare and civilian harm in Gaza in De Groene Amsterdammer and Knack.
How the Israeli Army uses AI to select and bomb targets in Gaza
Media
RAW’s Dr. Marijn Hoijtink reflects on the realities of the IDF’s algorithmic warfare in Gaza in De Groene Amsterdammer’s Buitenlandse Zaken podcast.
RAW presents paper on algorithmic warfare and civilian harm at EWIS
Conference
Dr. Lauren Gould and Linde Arentze presented a paper on the realities of the IDF’s AI-driven targeting practices in Gaza during the European Workshops in International Studies in Istanbul.
How the Netherlands and its allies can improve transparency and accountability vis-a-vis civilian harm
Commentary
After another round of negotiations and exchanges, IRW and its civil society partners put forward their second round of 16 recommendations to the Dutch MoD.
AI is increasing the speed of targeting and scale of civilian harm in Gaza
Op-ed
IRW’s Lauren Gould, Marijn Hoijtink, and Linde Arentze reflect on the realities of algorithmic warfare and civilian harm in Gaza in The Conversation.
RAW researchers review how Israeli AI system ‘Lavender’ is directing airstrikes in Gaza
News
Researchers Jessica Dorsey and Marijn Hoijtink reflect in international media on ‘Lavender’, the AI targeting system producing thousands of targets in Gaza with little human oversight.
Navigating Field Research in Conflict-Affected Societies
Podcast
IRW’s Dr. Lauren Gould reflects on the importance of doing field research in an era of remote warfare in the latest podcast episode of NIOD Rewind.