ABSTRACT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely used in society today. The (mis)use of biased data sets in machine learning applications is well‑known, resulting in discrimination and exclusion of citizens. Another example is the use of non‑transparent algorithms that can’t explain themselves to users, resulting in the AI not being trusted and therefore not being used when it might be beneficial to use it.
Responsible Use of AI in Military Systems lays out what is required to develop and use AI in military systems in a responsible manner. Current developments in the emerging field of Responsible AI as applied to military systems in general (not merely weapons systems) are discussed. The book takes a broad and transdisciplinary scope by including contributions from the fields of philosophy, law, human factors, AI, systems engineering, and policy development.
Divided into five sections, Section I covers various practical models and approaches to implementing military AI responsibly; Section II focuses on liability and accountability of individuals and states; Section III deals with human control in human‑AI military teams; Section IV addresses policy aspects such as multilateral security negotiations; and Section V focuses on ‘autonomy’ and ‘meaningful human control’ in weapons systems.
Key Features:
- Takes a broad transdisciplinary approach to responsible AI
- Examines military systems in the broad sense of the word
- Focuses on the practical development and use of responsible AI
- Presents a coherent set of chapters, as all authors spent two days discussing each other’s work
This book provides the reader with a broad overview of all relevant aspects involved with the responsible development, deployment and use of AI in military systems. It stresses both the advantages of AI as well as the potential downsides of including AI in military systems.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|109 pages
Implementing Military AI Responsibly
chapter 2|20 pages
A Socio-Technical Feedback Loop for Responsible Military AI Life-Cycles from Governance to Operation
chapter 5|14 pages
Applying Responsible AI Principles into Military AI Products and Services
part Section II|86 pages
Liability and Accountability of Individuals and States
chapter 8|16 pages
‘Killer Pays’
chapter 9|23 pages
Military AI and Accountability of Individuals and States for War Crimes in the Ukraine
chapter 10|19 pages
Scapegoats!
part Section III|89 pages
Human Control in Human–AI Military Teams
chapter 13|30 pages
Bad, Mad, and Cooked
part Section IV|41 pages
Policy Aspects
chapter 15|15 pages
Strategic Interactions
chapter 16|24 pages
Promoting Responsible State Behavior on the Use of AI in the Military Domain
part Section V|28 pages
Bounded Autonomy