Centaur's Dilemma

Assessing the legal and practical questions posed by the use of artificial intelligence in national security matters Written in plain English, The Centaur's Dilemma will help guide policymakers, lawyers, and technology experts as they deal with the many legal questions that will arise when using artificial intelligence to plan and carry out the actions required for the nation's defense.

James E. Baker is director of the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law and a professor at the Syracuse College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He served as judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (2000-2015) and as a legal adviser to the National Security Council (1994-2000). He is the author of In the Common Defense: National Security Law for Perilous Times and co-author of Regulating Covert Action.

Contents: Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Centaur's Dilemma Part I: The Centaur's Dilemma 2. The New Electricity: What Is Artificial Intelligence? 3. The Perfect Sentinel: National Security Applications 4. Sitting on a Hot Frying Pan: National Security Implications of AI Part II: The Centaur's Choice 5. Toward a Legal Framework 6. Constitutional Law 7. Statutory Regulation of the National Technology Industrial Base 8. Arms Control by Analogy 9. The Means and Methods of War: Additional Analogies and Potential Applications 10. Completing the Template: Ethics, Codes, Guidelines, and Corporate Security Responsibility 11. The Centaur's Choice Conclusion Notes Index