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Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence in National Defence

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Defence agencies across the globe identify artificial intelligence (AI) as a key technology to maintain an edge over adversaries. As a result, efforts to develop or acquire AI capabilities for defence are growing on a global scale. Unfortunately, they remain unmatched by efforts to define ethical frameworks to guide the use of AI in the defence domain. This article provides one such framework. It identifies five principles—justified and overridable uses, just and transparent systems and processes, human moral responsibility, meaningful human control and reliable AI systems—and related recommendations to foster ethically sound uses of AI for national defence purposes.

Source: Philosophy & Technology

DOI: 10.1007/s13347-021-00482-3

Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo, David McNeish, Alexander Blanchard, Elizabeth Edgar

Institutions: University of Oxford, The Alan Turing Institute, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,780