As part of the conference “Diffracting the Critical” (STS-HUB 2025), which will take place from 11.3 – 14.3.2025 at the HU Berlin, Stephanie Schmidt (University […]
#New Publication: Investigating the kill cloud: information warfare, autonomous weapons & AI
We are happy to announce the publication of the report of our conference together with the Disruption Network Lab in Berlin from the 29th of […]
New Blog: Investigating the Kill Cloud: A Conference on Information Warfare, Autonomous Weapons, and AI
Following the “Investigating the Kill Cloud” Conference organised by the Disruption Network Lab and MEHUCO’s subproject “Swarm Technologies – Control and Autonomy in Complex Weapons […]
New Paper: “Strained missions: the diplomatic dilemmas of small states from the Global South in the area of autonomous weapons systems” by Ishmael Bhila
Ishmael Bhila, who was a research fellow at Paderborn University looking at Global South conceptualisation of Meaningful Human Control, accountability and responsibility, has published a […]
New Paper: “Autonomous drone swarms and the contested imaginaries of artificial intelligence” by Jutta Weber
In a new paper published in Digital War, Jutta Weber discusses the dual concerns surrounding AI-based autonomous weapon systems (AWS) and their potential impact on […]
Panel at the conference “Investigating the Kill Cloud” (29.11. – 1.12.2024, Berlin)
As part of the conference “Investigating the Kill Cloud – Information Warfare, Autonomous Weapons & AI · 10 Years Disruption Network Lab” (29.11–1.12.2024, Berlin), Jutta […]
Conference: AI and warfare – Investigating the technological and political domains of current conflicts (16-18 October 2024, Berlin)
We are delighted to announce that the conference “AI and warfare – Investigating the technological and political domains of current conflicts” co-organised by the Alexander […]
New publication: “Meaningful Human Control” and Complex Human-Machine Assemblages – On the Limits of Ethical AI Principles in the Context of Autonomous Weapons Systems
The paper “Meaningful Human Control” and Complex Human-Machine Assemblages – On the Limits of Ethical AI Principles in the Context of Autonomous Weapons Systems by […]
Conference report
From May 22 to 24, the conference “Imaginations of Autonomy – On Humans, AI-Based Weapon Systems and Responsibility at Machine Speed” took place at Paderborn […]
Military force and AI – Lecture series in Bonn from April 17th, 2024
The Zeitenwende – marking a historical turning point – in the wake of Russia’s war against Ukraine necessitates no less than a reconception of the […]