Year Ahead – The U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative and the Acquisition Process for Autonomous Weapons

Year Ahead – The U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative and the Acquisition Process for Autonomous Weapons

Year Ahead – The U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative and the Acquisition Process for Autonomous Weapons On August 28, 2023, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks unveiled the Replicator Initiative (Replicator), which is “aimed at directly countering the People’s...
The Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy

The Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy

The Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy On 1 November, Vice President Harris announced that 32 States had endorsed the Political Declaration on the Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy...
Year Ahead – Emerging Technologies and the Collection of Battlefield Evidence

Year Ahead – Emerging Technologies and the Collection of Battlefield Evidence

Year Ahead – Emerging Technologies and the Collection of Battlefield Evidence In a recent series of posts on responsible artificial intelligence (AI), various authors (including Chris Jenks) have discussed the role of “responsibility” in the context of using of...
Responsible AI Symposium – The AI Ethics Principle of Responsibility and LOAC

Responsible AI Symposium – The AI Ethics Principle of Responsibility and LOAC

Responsible AI Symposium – The AI Ethics Principle of Responsibility and LOAC Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed at an expert workshop conducted by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy focusing on Responsible AI. For a general...
Ukraine Symposium – The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group & Ukrainian Prosecutions of Russian POWs – Part 3

Ukraine Symposium – The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group & Ukrainian Prosecutions of Russian POWs – Part 3

Ukraine Symposium – The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group & Ukrainian Prosecutions of Russian POWs – Part 3 In two previous posts (here and here), I addressed guilty pleas by three Russian soldiers recently processed by two Ukrainian domestic, civilian courts. This...