In his recent podcast series “The Palestine Laboratory”, investigative journalist Anthony Loewenstein examines how the Palestinian territories have become a testing ground for advanced military and surveillance technologies.

In his recent publication in the Australian Journal of International Affairs, Dr. Neil Renic addresses the integration of AI and machine learning in military decision making.

In The Intercept article “Meta-Powered Military Chatbot Advertised Giving “Worthless” Advice on Airstrikes”, RAW researcher Jessica Dorsey is quoted mentioning the dangers of relying on Meta’s new Defense Llama tool.

In his latest article for Anthropology Today, Prof González critically examines how predictive policing and facial recognition technologies reshape US law enforcement practices.

In this report, Prof. Roberto J. González reveals how the Pentagon’s billion-dollar big tech contracts are changing the military-industrial-commercial complex and result in unreliable AI-enabled weapons systems.

Dr. Neil Renic & dr. Elke Schwarz problematize the use of AI driven weapons systems by drawing comparisons with patterns visible in historical cases of systematic killing.

Prof. Roberto J. González explores the lived experiences of soldiers and civilians who are directly affected by the introduction of unmanned and increasingly autonomous weapon systems on the 21st century battlefield.

Van der Maarel et al. explore the gap between existing military visions of technological innovation and soldiers’ experiences of working in an autonomous systems unit, revealing sentiments of disillusionment.

This episode provides insight into the risks of remote warfare for democratic transparency and accountability as well as reflecting on countering violent extremism policy.

Dr. Soyaltin-Colella and Dr. Demiryol discuss how the production and proliferation of Turkey’s drone system has influenced their middle power activism.