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Realities of Algorithmic Warfare: Innovation, Impact, Regulation

  • Date

    Sep.09(Mon)

  • Time

    11:00 ~ 12:30

  • Venue

    Lotte Hotel Seoul,3rd Floor (Sapphire Ballroom 2)

  • Format of the session

    Panel discussion (three sub-panels, 30 minutes each)

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Military AI has increased autonomy and remoteness in war, introducing opportunities (e.g., facilitating data collection related to civilians/civilian objects, increasing the speed of the OODA loop) and serious risks, especially to civilians (e.g., legal compliance concerns under IHL, human rights law and ethical bligations). Use cases raise strategic, technical, political, ethical, security and legal questions, especially related to targeting operations and civilian harm mitigation. This panel, comprising high-level interdisciplinary experts from the defense and tech-sector, policy fields, academia, and affected communities’ representatives will help move the discussion forward through an interactive discussion on three key themes of the Realities of Algorithmic Warfare: Innovation, Impact and Regulation.

• Innovation: How can legal compliance and civilian harm mitigation be ensured?
• Impact: Where are these systems being deployed and what have we learned from their use?
• Regulation: Where are areas of complementarity amongst the CCW, UN General Assembly and other regulatory initiatives?

    Key Guiding Questions
  • Innovation: How can legal compliance and civilian harm mitigation be ensured?
  • Impact: Where are these systems being deployed and what have we learned from their use?
  • Regulation: Where are areas of complementarity amongst the CCW, UN General Assembly and other regulatory initiatives?

Utrecht Univ & RAW Concept Note.docx

Organization

  • Utrecht University School of Law

List of Prospective Moderators and Speakers

  • Adam Hepwoth

    Australian Army’s Technical Director for Artificial Intelligence

  • Moderator: Sofia Romansky

    Strategic Analyst, HCSS, Project Coordinator for GC REAIM

  • Dr. Elke Schwarz

    Reader in Political Theory, Queen Mary University; Member, International Committee for Robot Arms Control

  • Ms. Devyani Mehta

    Deputy Director of Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Policy, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Policy, United States Department of Defense

  • Dr. Marijn Hoijtink

    Professor of International Relations, University of Antwerp, Director of Platform Wars Research Project

  • Ms. Jessica Dorsey

    Professor of International Law, Utrecht University, Director of Realities of Algorithmic Warfare Research Project; Expert member, Global Commission on REAIM

  • Dr. Thompson Chengeta

    Professor in Law and AI Technologies, Liverpool John Moores University; Commissioner, GC REAIM; Board Member to the UN Secretary General Advisory Board on Disarmament and UNIDIR Board of Trustees

  • Dr. Jeroen van den Boogaard

    Legal Counsel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

  • Dr. Ingvild Bode

    Professor of International and Regional Politics, University of Southern Denmark; Director of AUTONORMS Research Project; Expert Member, GC REAIM

  • Professor Nehal Bhuta

    Chair of Public International Law, University of Edinburgh; Commissioner, Global Commission on REAIM