RAW researchers Marijn Hoijtink and Lauren Gould have been awarded a Research Project grant by Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO) to trace and investigate the realities of algorithmic warfare.

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.

RAW’s Dr. Marijn Hoijtink highlights the role of AI in warfare in a recent episode of the BNR Digitaal podcast.

On January 8th, Jessica Dorsey will give a lecture discussing the ethical, legal, and practical challenges posed by AI’s transformative impact on modern warfare.

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.

The Realities of Algorithmic Warfare project and the Asser Institute invite abstract submissions for their June workshop on the ‘human’ in military AI

Dr. Lauren Gould and Jessica Dorsey provide a keynote for the Contestations.AI symposium on the 23rd of October in Helsinki.

Lauren Gould and Jessica Dorsey will present the latest Concerning War and Conflict lecture on 20 September in Utrecht

RAW’s Jessica Dorsey will facilitate the ‘Realities of Algorithmic Warfare: Innovation, Impact, Regulation’ breakout session during the REAIM Summit in Seoul.

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.

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.

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.

RAW researcher dr. Marijn Hoijtink reflects on the realities of algorithmic warfare in Gaza and Ukraine in ‘BNR Big Five of AI in Practice’.

In this CNN documentary, RAW researcher Jessica Dorsey highlights how AI is likely to diminish transparency, accountability, and human control in the military domain.

IRW’s Lauren Gould, Marijn Hoijtink, and Linde Arentze reflect on the realities of algorithmic warfare and civilian harm in Gaza in The Conversation.

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.

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.

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.

Realities of Algorithmic Warfare project leader Jessica Dorsey recently appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story, discussing the critical role of AI in Israel’s military strategies in Gaza.

In an op-ed in the Flemish daily newspaper De Standaard, Dr. Marijn Hoijtink and Robin Vanderborght argue that the Israel’s narrative of a precise and moral war is an illusion.

IRW’s Dr. Gould et al. analysed how the Dutch Army experimented in algorithmic innovation by unlawfully tracking its citizen’s sentiment and behaviour.

Join IRW for a public lecture by Prof. R.J. Gonzales focusing on the rise of algorithmic policing in the United States.

Join IRW at the Travelling Technologies Symposium on the 1st of December 2023.

The event focused on local voices, expanded accountability, and increased transparency in military operations to prevent civilian harm.

Re-watch the packed RE-AIM session discussing the realities of autonomous warfare via the link.

IRW is hosting a session at the RE-AIM summit in the Hague, February 15th.

With this project, IRW aims to get a clearer picture of what AI and machine learning mean for 21st century warfare.

IRW looks back on an illuminating Realities of Algorithmic Warfare Symposium.

On 8 June 2022, IRW’s Prototype Warfare project will host a symposium to discuss the current state of the development, deployment, and regulation of autonomy in defence systems.

On March 25 to 27, the Disruption Network Lab organizes its 26th conference: The Kill Cloud. Through various panels and workshops with veterans, whistleblowers, and professionals, attendees will dive deeper into the real-world implications of networked warfare, drones, and artificial intelligence. The conference takes place in Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, and will be streamed live for