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.
AI and the future of humanity
Documentary
In this CNN documentary, RAW researcher Jessica Dorsey highlights how AI is likely to diminish transparency, accountability, and human control in the military domain.
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.
Assembling the Future of Warfare: Innovating Swarm Technology within the Dutch Military-Industrial-Commercial Complex
Chapter
The Dutch MOD and a delegation of high-tech AI startups travelled to Ukraine last week to sign new military contracts. This is the military-industrial-commercial complex that IRW scholars coin in their latest chapter on swarm technology.
If this isn’t war, what is?
Commentary
IRW’s researcher Isa Zoetbrood analyses the Biden administration’s attempt to strategically navigate discussions about military action abroad.
F-35 weapon export and civilian harm in Gaza
Commentary
In a groundbreaking judgement, the Dutch Court ruled that The Netherlands must cease the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. The ruling forms an important statement as lines of responsibility in contemporary warfare continue to blur.