GDI Review 02 Launch: Age of Autonomous Weapons Systems

We’re delighted to share the publication of our new GDI Review 02: Age of Autonomous Weapons Systems!

In this review, members of the GDI team identified and analyzed how the fast-paced development of civilian sector advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data are acting as disrupting forces in contemporary and future warfare, particularly around Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS).

Previous discussions on AWS have primarily focused on either the moral, ethical, and legal obligations of this new type of warfare or specific technical details, rather than approaching it from a systems-based perspective as is done in this review. The resulting report is designed to better inform technology companies and start-ups in the IT, AI, and robotics sectors of foreseeable challenges associated with this field.

More information on this review and related impacts events is available here.