Death by Algorithm
Death by Algorithm
Podcast Description
A series on autonomous weapons systems, drones and AI in the military domain. Experts from various disciplines share their research and discuss the black box, responsibility, human-machine interaction, and the future of legal and ethical frameworks for AI in war. How is war regulated? Can the ethics of war be programmed into machines? Does it change how we fight? Can war be cleaned up by technology? How can soldiers understand the systems? Will AI systems be the commanders of tomorrow? Why not just let the robots fight? Episodes are narration and interviews and not chronological
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Content Themes
The podcast centers around the intersection of technology and warfare, with episodes exploring themes such as the ethical implications of AI in combat, the black box problem in military drones, and legal responsibilities around autonomous weapons. For instance, 'A Taste of Tragedy' examines the impact of autonomous systems through the lens of the Ukraine conflict, while 'Just War' questions the justification of machine-led combat and its philosophical underpinnings.
A series on autonomous weapons systems, drones and AI in the military domain. Experts from various disciplines share their research and discuss the black box, responsibility, human-machine interaction, and the future of legal and ethical frameworks for AI in war. How is war regulated? Can the ethics of war be programmed into machines? Does it change how we fight? Can war be cleaned up by technology? How can soldiers understand the systems? Will AI systems be the commanders of tomorrow? Why not just let the robots fight? Episodes are narration and interviews and not chronological
Why would a military use an autonomous weapons system? What do they bring to the battlefield in Ukraine? Is AI in the military a revolution? And what and why should we teach future officers about tomorrow’s weapons systems?
In addition to giving a hands-on account from within the military, Lasse Kronborg, major at the Royal Danish Defence College, offers his perspectives on the black box, meaningful human control, how machines could be programmed, and what we can expect in the future.
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Producer and host: Sune With [email protected]
Cover art: Sebastian Gram
Department of Defense, 2023, “DoD Directive 3000.09 Autonomy in weapons Systems” (Accessed April 2. 2025)
https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodd/300009p.pdf
General Assembly, United Nations, December 28. 2023, 78/241 Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (Accessed April 2. 2025)
https://docs.un.org/en/a/res/78/241
IEEE SA Research Group on Issues of Autonomy and AI in Defense Systems. (2024). ”A Framework for Human Decision Making Through the Lifecycle of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems in Defense Applications”. New York, NY: IEEE SA (Accessed April 2. 2025)
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10707139
IEEE Standards Association (Accessed April 2. 2025)
Submission of the United States of America, 2023, Resolution 78/241 “Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems” adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22. December 2023 (Accessed April 2. 2025)
Music: Sofus Forsberg
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